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PE14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,535 road traffic collisions in the PE14 postcode district, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 124 were fatal and 910 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, down 31% on 2024 (54).

Collisions since 1979
3,535
1,077th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,392
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
124
143 people killed
Serious collisions
910
1,138 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Down 31% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Down 41% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1243.5%
  • Serious91026%
  • Slight2,50171%

What the data shows

  • PE14 had 476 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 726 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in PE14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 492 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE14, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in PE14.

Where PE14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,077th
Most casualties
868th
Most fatal collisions
152nd
Most serious collisions
524th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday473 (13%)
  • Tuesday487 (14%)
  • Wednesday493 (14%)
  • Thursday523 (15%)
  • Friday588 (17%)
  • Saturday518 (15%)
  • Sunday453 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,534 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting560 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit350 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown55 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,229 (91%)
  • Roundabout153 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph684 (19%)
  • 40 mph596 (17%)
  • 50 mph73 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph2,065 (58%)
  • 70 mph113 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,718 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds400 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds119 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist75 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other113 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded47 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,832 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist611 (11%)
  • Pedestrian240 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant226 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist207 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)123 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant43 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE14 peaked at 120 in 2004; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253748
20245481
20232944
20224873
20215477
20204359
20195785
20185670
20174373
20165571
20157097
20146083
20137188
201262106
20116684
201075114
200976126
200871102
200799149
200676109
2005112153
2004120184
2003120188
2002111162
2001105188
200079138
199977136
199875117
199774104
199697166
199599177
1994106162
1993110177
1992117190
199184132
1990105173
1989118172
198892132
198792151
1986107174
198583119
198486127
19837394
19822740
19812032
19802332
19792133

Map of recent crashes in PE14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE14

The 24 most recent collisions in PE14 happened between 16 June and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE14

The A47 has the most collisions in PE14, 718 of 3,535 (20%), followed by the A1101 (657).

Collisions in PE14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA477181,20844190
2ndA110165796726185
3rdB198369633287
4thB11013064311259
5thA1122112177527
6thB109894151825
7thA1783142324
8thB1094314628
9thB11002838011
10thB1412273708
11thA15391500
12thA1561303
13thB10933302
14thB11733300
15thB15183301

Council areas covering PE14

Collisions in PE14 were recorded in 10 council areas. King's Lynn and West Norfolk has 2,189 of 3,535 (62%).

Collisions in PE14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKing's Lynn and West Norfolk2,1893,37186606
2ndFenland1,2371,84832281
3rdSouth Holland5075613
4thNorth Kesteven284204
5thSouth Kesteven92703
6thGreat Yarmouth6801
7thBreckland3601
8thCambridge3300
9thPeterborough3300
10thSouth Cambridgeshire3300

Towns in PE14

Collisions in PE14 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Wisbech (417) and Upwell and Outwell (309).