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PE38 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,264 road traffic collisions in the PE38 postcode district, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, from 1982 to 2025, and 1,905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 325 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1982
1,264
2,084th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,905
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
47 people killed
Serious collisions
325
432 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE38

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal423.3%
  • Serious32526%
  • Slight89771%

What the data shows

  • PE38 had 205 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 241 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in PE38 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 175 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE38, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in PE38.

Where PE38 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,084th
Most casualties
2,032nd
Most fatal collisions
1,433rd
Most serious collisions
1,943rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (15%)
  • Tuesday166 (13%)
  • Wednesday198 (16%)
  • Thursday173 (14%)
  • Friday221 (17%)
  • Saturday162 (13%)
  • Sunday154 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight899 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting227 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,145 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph379 (30%)
  • 40 mph103 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph751 (59%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds967 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist25 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other44 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,309 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (11%)
  • Pedestrian142 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist80 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant75 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE38 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE38, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in PE38 peaked at 61 in 1989; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251721
20241928
20231924
20223042
20211620
20201423
20192737
20181824
20171724
20162838
20152235
20141720
20132030
20122836
20111622
20102841
20093848
20081722
20072538
20063047
20052131
20042840
20032838
20022838
20013151
20003459
19994065
19983658
19973462
19962947
19952947
19943264
19933148
19923250
19913550
19905486
198961107
19885078
19873253
19863650
19854060
19843546
19834055
198222

Map of recent crashes in PE38

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE38

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE38

The 24 most recent collisions in PE38 happened between 9 September 2024 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE38

The A10 has the most collisions in PE38, 465 of 1,264 (37%), followed by the A1122 (265).

Collisions in PE38 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1046583325149
2ndA1122265402970
3rdB1507125166126
4thB1512485507
5thB10943538110
6thB11602943110
7thB1386242904

Council areas covering PE38

Collisions in PE38 were recorded in 2 council areas. King's Lynn and West Norfolk has 1,216 of 1,264 (96%).

Collisions in PE38 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKing's Lynn and West Norfolk1,2161,81437315
2ndEast Cambridgeshire4891510

Town in PE38

Of the 1,264 collisions in PE38, 364 (29%) were in Downham Market.