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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2025, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2024 (292), and casualties fell from 397.

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

Collisions in 2025
277
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
359
Down 10% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
31% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2025

1.4% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious8531%
  • Slight18868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious9226%
  • Slight26273%

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. 2025 is highlighted, with 277, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 277
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday28 (10%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.9%)
  • February19 (6.9%)
  • March19 (6.9%)
  • April21 (7.6%)
  • May14 (5.1%)
  • June25 (9%)
  • July23 (8.3%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September24 (8.7%)
  • October25 (9%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December25 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (71%)
  • Wet or damp75 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph95 (34%)
  • 40 mph41 (15%)
  • 50 mph30 (11%)
  • 60 mph95 (34%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (87%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (12%)
  • Cyclist33 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (12%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.8%)
  • Over 7531 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (70%)
  • Passenger77 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (71%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 122nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2025

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 2025, with 21 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2025

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2025: 28, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA148283507
2ndA47263117
3rdA149223308
4thA10151914
5thB1112121506
6thA110181102
7thA1771011
8thA112261110
9thA1346801
10thB11536904
11thB11455602
12thB14405602
13thA10784403
14thB11443401
15thB11553402
16thB11603400
17thA10762301
18thB10942200
19thB13552200
20thB14542400

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2025

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2025: 64.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2025

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2025: 81.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2025, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

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