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Hunstanton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Hunstanton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 54 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
286
1,599th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
377
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
54
61 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hunstanton

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5419%
  • Slight23181%

What the data shows

  • Hunstanton had 35 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 50 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Hunstanton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 52 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hunstanton, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in Hunstanton.

Where Hunstanton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,599th
Most casualties
1,578th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,661st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (9.4%)
  • Friday40 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (23%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph247 (86%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant184 (49%)
  • Pedestrian84 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (18%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hunstanton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hunstanton, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Hunstanton peaked at 14 in 1993; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
2024410
202344
202211
202133
202034
201924
201844
2017611
201679
201555
201456
201355
201256
201135
201055
2009610
200855
200779
200644
2005910
2004510
200367
2002813
20011021
200068
199989
199878
199744
199679
199599
199458
19931419
199289
19911114
19901214
19891421
19881318
19871011
19861317
1985810
198479
198378

Map of recent crashes in Hunstanton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hunstanton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hunstanton

The 24 most recent collisions in Hunstanton happened between 31 October 2017 and 19 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hunstanton

The A149 has the most collisions in Hunstanton, 59 of 286 (21%), followed by the B1161 (53).

Collisions in Hunstanton on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1495983113
2ndB11615374014

Council area for Hunstanton

Hunstanton is in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, where police recorded 20,174 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hunstanton accounts for 1.4% of them.

Postcode district for Hunstanton

All 286 collisions in Hunstanton were in the PE36 postcode district.