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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2024, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2023 (249), and casualties rose from 360.

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

Collisions in 2024
292
Up 17% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
397
Up 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
33% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2024

2.7% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2024 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious9633%
  • Slight18864%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious10426%
  • Slight28572%

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. 2024 is highlighted, with 292, up 17% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 292
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.9%)
  • February24 (8.2%)
  • March26 (8.9%)
  • April21 (7.2%)
  • May21 (7.2%)
  • June18 (6.2%)
  • July22 (7.5%)
  • August27 (9.2%)
  • September26 (8.9%)
  • October38 (13%)
  • November21 (7.2%)
  • December22 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (66%)
  • Wet or damp86 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph102 (35%)
  • 40 mph35 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph116 (40%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (13%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (6.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3565 (16%)
  • 36 to 4544 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6547 (12%)
  • 66 to 7553 (13%)
  • Over 7527 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (72%)
  • Passenger83 (21%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 111th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2024

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 2024, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2024

The A47 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2024: 35, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47354938
2ndA148283617
3rdA149253505
4thA10172216
5thA1101131816
6thA112281502
7thB111281204
8thA1346904
9thB11445702
10thB11455604
11thA10764401
12thB11604801
13thA173302
14thB14543310
15thA10782202
16thB10942200
17thB11532300
18thB11552201
19thB10981100
20thB13551100

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2024

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2024: 74.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2024

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2024: 95.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

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