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B1440 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 collisions on the B1440 from 1979 to 2025, with 238 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 46 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the B1440, up 400% from 1 in 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
166
3,477th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
238
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
46
57 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Up 400% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Up 500% on 2024

Crash severity on the B1440

On the B1440, 3% of collisions were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious4628%
  • Slight11569%

Where the B1440 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,477th
Most casualties
3,408th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
3,090th

B1440 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1440 peaked at 10 in 1999 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1440, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202411
202300
202233
202157
202022
201934
201836
201733
201623
201522
201458
201377
201269
201133
2010711
200922
200847
200736
200633
2005510
200444
2003711
200222
200144
200079
19991014
199859
199747
1996810
1995713
199467
199334
199200
199157
199011
198911
198822
198723
198611
198511
198422
198300
1982310
198136
198036
197911

When crashes happen on the B1440

Saturday has the most collisions on the B1440 (28), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (54).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (1.8%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1.2%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (5.4%)
  • 9am to noon27 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm28 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm54 (33%)
  • 6pm to 9pm27 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight16 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.6%)
  • February9 (5.4%)
  • March11 (6.6%)
  • April16 (9.6%)
  • May12 (7.2%)
  • June10 (6%)
  • July13 (7.8%)
  • August21 (13%)
  • September14 (8.4%)
  • October15 (9%)
  • November15 (9%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight120 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1440 crashes

On the B1440, 54% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (54%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph60 (36%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other9 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (64%)
  • Wet or damp51 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (99%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1440 crashes

Car occupants make up 62% of the people killed or injured on the B1440, followed by motorcyclists (18%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (18%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (71%)
  • Motorcycle39 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2057 (24%)
  • 21 to 2520 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3527 (11%)
  • 36 to 4524 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.4%)
  • Over 7519 (8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (63%)
  • Passenger72 (30%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1440

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1440

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1440 crashes by council area

Of the 166 collisions on the B1440, 164 were in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Collisions on the B1440 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKing's Lynn and West Norfolk164235545

B1440 crashes by town

Of the 166 collisions on the B1440, 53 were in the built-up area of Dersingham.

Recent crashes on the B1440

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1440, from 29 March 2017 to 30 December 2025.

Severity