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B1161 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 72 collisions on the B1161 from 1979 to 2019, with 100 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 18 serious, and 3 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B1161 was on 20 September 2019.

Collisions since 1979
72
4,332nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
100
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
3 people killed
Serious collisions
18
19 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
20 Sep 2019
Busiest year
1989
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B1161

On the B1161, 2.8% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2019

  • Fatal22.8%
  • Serious1825%
  • Slight5272%

Where the B1161 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,332nd
Most casualties
4,308th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,133rd

B1161 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1161 peaked at 5 in 1989, and none have been recorded since 2019.

Collisions and casualties on the B1161, 1979 to 2019

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201924
201811
201700
201623
201500
201434
201300
201200
201112
201011
200900
200822
200711
200612
200511
200427
200334
200245
200122
200011
199945
199833
199711
199623
199533
199434
199300
199200
199111
199048
198957
198834
198723
198634
198556
198422
198300
198211
198111
198000
197924

When crashes happen on the B1161

Sunday has the most collisions on the B1161 (23), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (21).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (18%)
  • Tuesday7 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday9 (13%)
  • Thursday1 (1.4%)
  • Friday10 (14%)
  • Saturday9 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (32%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (1.4%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (4.2%)
  • 9am to noon10 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm16 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm21 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm15 (21%)
  • 9pm to midnight6 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.6%)
  • February3 (4.2%)
  • March6 (8.3%)
  • April3 (4.2%)
  • May11 (15%)
  • June5 (6.9%)
  • July7 (9.7%)
  • August11 (15%)
  • September11 (15%)
  • October4 (5.6%)
  • November2 (2.8%)
  • December5 (6.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight60 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1161 crashes

On the B1161, 83% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 72% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (83%)
  • 40 mph3 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds66 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.8%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry52 (72%)
  • Wet or damp18 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (89%)
  • Roundabout8 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1161 crashes

Car occupants make up 41% of the people killed or injured on the B1161, followed by pedestrians (29%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant41 (41%)
  • Pedestrian29 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (26%)
  • Cyclist3 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car83 (66%)
  • Motorcycle27 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (6%)
  • 6 to 102 (2%)
  • 11 to 156 (6%)
  • 16 to 2024 (24%)
  • 21 to 2514 (14%)
  • 26 to 357 (7%)
  • 36 to 459 (9%)
  • 46 to 557 (7%)
  • 56 to 6511 (11%)
  • 66 to 755 (5%)
  • Over 759 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider48 (48%)
  • Pedestrian29 (29%)
  • Passenger23 (23%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B1161

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B1161

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1161 crashes by council area

Of the 72 collisions on the B1161, 70 were in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Collisions on the B1161 in each area, 1979 to 2019
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKing's Lynn and West Norfolk7098118

B1161 crashes by town

Of the 72 collisions on the B1161, 53 were in the built-up area of Hunstanton.

Latest recorded crashes on the B1161

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B1161, from 21 August 2001 to 20 September 2019.

Severity