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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2018, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2017 (281), and casualties rose from 412.

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

Collisions in 2018
314
Up 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
443
Up 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
24% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2018

1.3% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7624%
  • Slight23475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious9321%
  • Slight34578%

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. 2018 is highlighted, with 314, up 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 314
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (9.6%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.9%)
  • February18 (5.7%)
  • March23 (7.3%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May26 (8.3%)
  • June23 (7.3%)
  • July28 (8.9%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September27 (8.6%)
  • October27 (8.6%)
  • November29 (9.2%)
  • December26 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (74%)
  • Wet or damp72 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph115 (37%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph132 (42%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (69%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2053 (12%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (10%)
  • 66 to 7537 (8.4%)
  • Over 7532 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (67%)
  • Passenger101 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (76%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 134th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2018

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 2018, with 25 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2018

The A47 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2018: 37, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47375227
2ndA149254407
3rdA10244109
4thA148202705
5thA1122131602
6thA1791302
7thB115391501
8thB114581502
9thA110171002
10thA13471302
11thA10764401
12thA10784501
13thB14403600
14thB11122400
15thB11602501
16thB14542301
17thB11441100
18thB11551101
19thB11611100
20thB13551100

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2018

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2018: 77.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2018

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2018: 91.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

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