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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022, and 341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2021 (222), and casualties rose from 290.

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

Collisions in 2022
240
Up 8% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
341
Up 18% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
28% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022

3.3% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious6728%
  • Slight16569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious8124%
  • Slight25274%

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. 2022 is highlighted, with 240, up 8% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 240
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (10%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (20%)
  • Friday44 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.5%)
  • February16 (6.7%)
  • March21 (8.8%)
  • April19 (7.9%)
  • May23 (9.6%)
  • June22 (9.2%)
  • July14 (5.8%)
  • August26 (11%)
  • September20 (8.3%)
  • October14 (5.8%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December22 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (10%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (68%)
  • Wet or damp60 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph86 (36%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph106 (44%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (89%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (12%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3547 (14%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (10%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.5%)
  • Over 7536 (11%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (70%)
  • Passenger78 (23%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (73%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 151st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022

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 2022, with 21 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2022

The A149 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022: 25, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149254007
2ndA102235010
3rdA148182301
4thA47162308
5thB114591812
6thA110181212
7thB11447701
8thA10766701
9thA11225902
10thA13451003
11thB11535701
12thA10784402
13thA174602
14thB11604512
15thB10943501
16thB11123401
17thB14403301
18thB14543501
19thB13551201
20thB1981401

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2022

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022: 51.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2022

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022: 70.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

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