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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2021, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2020 (228), and casualties fell from 318.

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

Collisions in 2021
222
Down 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
290
Down 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
28% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2021

3.2% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious6228%
  • Slight15369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious6623%
  • Slight21775%

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. 2021 is highlighted, with 222, down 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 222
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (11%)
  • Friday49 (22%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5%)
  • February13 (5.9%)
  • March18 (8.1%)
  • April22 (9.9%)
  • May21 (9.5%)
  • June17 (7.7%)
  • July20 (9%)
  • August21 (9.5%)
  • September17 (7.7%)
  • October16 (7.2%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December23 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (73%)
  • Wet or damp51 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph81 (36%)
  • 40 mph37 (17%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph80 (36%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (88%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2033 (11%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (10%)
  • 46 to 5560 (21%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.2%)
  • Over 7518 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (75%)
  • Passenger47 (16%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 157th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2021

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 2021, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2021

The A148 and A47 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2021, with 30 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1483043211
2ndA47304309
3rdA1101142305
4thA149142505
5thA10101313
6thA1347704
7thB14546702
8thB14405700
9thA11224402
10thB11534601
11thA10783302
12thA173401
13thB11453310
14thB11122201
15thB11602200
16thA10761100
17thB11001100
18thB11441101
19thB11551100
20thB13551101

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2021

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2021: 44.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2021

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2021: 55.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2021, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

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