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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2016 (341), and casualties fell from 458.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,174 collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Collisions in 2017
281
Down 18% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
412
Down 10% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
19% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017

1.8% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious5219%
  • Slight22480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight34684%

King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 281, down 18% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 281
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025277359
2024292397
2023249360
2022240341
2021222290
2020228318
2019284405
2018314443
2017281412
2016341458
2015272402
2014304464
2013324447
2012318451
2011328442
2010317449
2009358506
2008325463
2007441633
2006443616
2005472755
2004486695
2003480697
2002456654
2001493765
2000434653
1999469741
1998431677
1997454703
1996472738
1995518816
1994538878
1993623998
1992561894
1991608930
19906701,079
1989656997
1988595873
1987582834
1986579839
1985462665
1984507704
1983473672
1982537781
1981495708
1980476677
1979489723

When and where crashes happen in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February26 (9.3%)
  • March22 (7.8%)
  • April27 (9.6%)
  • May25 (8.9%)
  • June21 (7.5%)
  • July20 (7.1%)
  • August21 (7.5%)
  • September24 (8.5%)
  • October18 (6.4%)
  • November21 (7.5%)
  • December27 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (9.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (68%)
  • Wet or damp81 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph108 (38%)
  • 40 mph36 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph108 (38%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2042 (10%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3575 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6548 (12%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.1%)
  • Over 7526 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (64%)
  • Passenger117 (28%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 172nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017

St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE30 1NS area was the busiest accident hotspot in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2017

The A47 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017: 32, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47325216
2ndA148274318
3rdA10204105
4thA149162103
5thA134152013
6thA1122132211
7thB11447701
8thA10785600
9thA175601
10thB11535711
11thA110141003
12thB11453301
13thB14403300
14thB19831302
15thB11122201
16thB11552200
17thB11602300
18thB13552300
19thA10481300
20thA10761200

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2017

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017: 82.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2017

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017: 99.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in other years