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PE32 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,233 road traffic collisions in the PE32 postcode district, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 3,518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 95 were fatal and 586 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, up 48% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1983
2,233
1,635th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,518
1.58 per collision
Fatal collisions
95
110 people killed
Serious collisions
586
788 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Up 48% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
54
Up 35% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE32

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal954.3%
  • Serious58626%
  • Slight1,55270%

What the data shows

  • PE32 had 351 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 453 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in PE32 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 269 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE32, 7.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in PE32.

Where PE32 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,635th
Most casualties
1,482nd
Most fatal collisions
322nd
Most serious collisions
1,247th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday316 (14%)
  • Tuesday312 (14%)
  • Wednesday286 (13%)
  • Thursday312 (14%)
  • Friday395 (18%)
  • Saturday319 (14%)
  • Sunday293 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,619 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting479 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,213 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph240 (11%)
  • 40 mph173 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph201 (9%)
  • 60 mph1,618 (72%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,706 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds282 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist51 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other80 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,721 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist270 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant137 (3.9%)
  • Pedestrian126 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)94 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist81 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE32 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE32, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in PE32 peaked at 92 in 1989; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254354
20242940
20232639
20223148
20213342
20203241
20194267
20184678
20173143
20163865
20153849
20143753
20134661
20123961
20113352
20104565
20093449
20085781
20077190
20065375
20056399
20045584
20036199
20025490
20015792
20003759
19995290
19986094
19975291
199655102
19954477
199475121
199365105
199278140
199176124
199086151
198992163
198883141
198762110
198664103
19854775
19845781
19835474

Map of recent crashes in PE32

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE32

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE32

The 24 most recent collisions in PE32 happened between 13 June and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE32

The A47 has the most collisions in PE32, 761 of 2,233 (34%), followed by the B1145 (403).

Collisions in PE32 on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA477611,31336213
2ndB114540364520100
3rdA10652223872158
4thB1153122174329

Council areas covering PE32

Collisions in PE32 were recorded in 2 council areas. King's Lynn and West Norfolk has 1,432 of 2,233 (64%).

Collisions in PE32 by council area, 1983 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKing's Lynn and West Norfolk1,4322,22257375
2ndBreckland7991,29238211