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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2023, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2022 (240), and casualties rose from 341.

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

Collisions in 2023
249
Up 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
360
Up 6% on 2022
Fatal collisions
9
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
29% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2023

3.6% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2023 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.6%
  • Serious7329%
  • Slight16767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious8423%
  • Slight26574%

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. 2023 is highlighted, with 249, up 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 249
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.2%)
  • February18 (7.2%)
  • March12 (4.8%)
  • April15 (6%)
  • May20 (8%)
  • June22 (8.8%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August34 (14%)
  • September18 (7.2%)
  • October23 (9.2%)
  • November20 (8%)
  • December15 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (69%)
  • Wet or damp65 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph76 (31%)
  • 40 mph38 (15%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph109 (44%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • 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 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (13%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (13%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.2%)
  • Over 7529 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (71%)
  • Passenger79 (22%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (67%)
  • Motorcycle49 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • 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 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 146th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2023

West Winch, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE30 4LR area was the busiest accident hotspot in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2023, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2023

The A149 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2023: 31, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1493150112
2ndA47254446
3rdA10243607
4thA148212906
5thA112291632
6thA13481003
7thA177901
8thA11016700
9thA10765500
10thB11535602
11thB11444401
12thB11454901
13thB115541301
14thB14543501
15thA10782201
16thB11121101
17thB13551101
18thB1481100

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2023

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2023: 50.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2023

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2023: 72.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2023, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2023.

Severity

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