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Downham Old Town, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE38 9HT area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 125 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Downham Old Town ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, from 2001 to 2025, with 145 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
125
6,544th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
145
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
6
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the PE38 9HT hotspot

13 of the 125 collisions here (10%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious129.6%
  • Slight11290%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
12
Slightly injured
132
All casualties
145

Accidents by year at the PE38 9HT hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2016, against an average of 5.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the PE38 9HT hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202433
202344
2022811
202144
202011
201977
201822
201757
20161111
201568
201445
201333
20121011
201133
201088
2009810
200824
200766
200635
200567
200457
200356
200244
200111

Map of crashes at the PE38 9HT hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PE38 9HT.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Downham Old Town, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE38 9HT area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the PE38 9HT hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Downham Old Town
Council area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Nearest postcode to the centre
PE38 9HT
Postcode district
PE38
Centre (latitude, longitude)
52.60333, 0.37696
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
18 October 2025
Rank by collisions
6,544th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the PE38 9HT hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B1512, with 19 of 125, followed by the B1507 with 17.

Collisions at the PE38 9HT hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1512192101
2ndB1507172001
3rdA11221100

Towns near the PE38 9HT hotspot

All 125 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Downham Market.

Accident hotspots near PE38 9HT

2 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the East Downham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE38 9WE area, 1.2 km away, with 64 collisions.

All 125 crashes at the PE38 9HT hotspot

Newest first, from 21 February 2001 to 18 October 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year