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Heacham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Heacham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 51 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
211
1,892nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
313
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
2 people killed
Serious collisions
51
65 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Heacham

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5124%
  • Slight15975%

What the data shows

  • Heacham had 28 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 42 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Heacham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 32 children under 16 were killed or injured in Heacham, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in Heacham.

Where Heacham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,892nd
Most casualties
1,760th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,714th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday40 (19%)
  • Sunday32 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph112 (53%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph50 (24%)
  • 60 mph35 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant198 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (11%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Heacham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Heacham, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Heacham peaked at 12 in 1992; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202336
202222
202111
202000
201927
2018610
201745
201667
201544
201445
201322
201222
201147
201023
200955
200846
200769
2006910
2005817
200458
200345
200245
200156
200057
199947
199846
1997814
199635
199545
199422
19931120
19921216
19911114
199045
1989812
198866
198768
19861014
198559
1984616
1983611

Map of recent crashes in Heacham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Heacham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Heacham

The 24 most recent collisions in Heacham happened between 21 October 2016 and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Heacham

Of the 211 collisions in Heacham, 96 were on the A149.

Collisions in Heacham on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14996159128

Council area for Heacham

Heacham is in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, where police recorded 20,174 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Heacham accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Heacham

All 211 collisions in Heacham were in the PE31 postcode district.