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PE31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,421 road traffic collisions in the PE31 postcode district, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, from 1981 to 2025, and 3,873 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 89 were fatal and 659 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 48 collisions, up 55% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1981
2,421
1,557th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,873
1.60 per collision
Fatal collisions
89
98 people killed
Serious collisions
659
871 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
48
Up 55% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
61
Up 45% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE31

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal893.7%
  • Serious65927%
  • Slight1,67369%

What the data shows

  • PE31 had 344 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 501 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in PE31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 345 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE31, 9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in PE31.

Where PE31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,557th
Most casualties
1,362nd
Most fatal collisions
394th
Most serious collisions
1,049th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday339 (14%)
  • Tuesday307 (13%)
  • Wednesday338 (14%)
  • Thursday314 (13%)
  • Friday348 (14%)
  • Saturday349 (14%)
  • Sunday426 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,810 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting443 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,345 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout25 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph475 (20%)
  • 40 mph212 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph102 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph1,629 (67%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,936 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds253 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist35 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other59 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,976 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist371 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian162 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist155 (4%)
  • Van occupant85 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE31, 1981 to 2025

Collisions in PE31 peaked at 91 in 1991; 2025 had 48.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 48
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254861
20243142
20233664
20222839
20213652
20202133
20192645
20183859
20173647
20164465
20153351
20144988
20134463
20124270
20114361
20105885
20095071
20084371
200767106
200672119
200579144
200481131
20035993
20025889
200167103
20006797
199967119
19985694
199765125
199665116
199567123
199465111
199371122
199270126
199191138
199081143
198972113
19886180
198773108
198677117
19856292
19846498
19835798
198200
198111

Map of recent crashes in PE31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE31

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE31

The 24 most recent collisions in PE31 happened between 7 August and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE31

The A149 has the most collisions in PE31, 780 of 2,421 (32%), followed by the A148 (454).

Collisions in PE31 on each road, 1981 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1497801,34731208
2ndA14845479026118
3rdB14542323561162
4thB1440141197339
5thB1153131200131
6thB1155111161436
7thB1355111625
8thB11404501

Council areas covering PE31

Collisions in PE31 were recorded in 2 council areas. King's Lynn and West Norfolk has 2,309 of 2,421 (95%).

Collisions in PE31 by council area, 1981 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKing's Lynn and West Norfolk2,3093,69684628
2ndNorth Norfolk109174530

Towns in PE31

Collisions in PE31 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Heacham (211) and Dersingham (110).