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East Lindsey road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24,059 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025, and 36,281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 668 were fatal and 5,173 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 391 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (383), and casualties rose from 523 to 540.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
24,059
130th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36,281
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
668
2.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
391
Up 2% on 2024

Crash severity in East Lindsey

2.8% of collisions in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal6682.8%
  • Serious5,17322%
  • Slight18,21876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal7712.1%
  • Serious6,78319%
  • Slight28,72779%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. In 2025 there were 391, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 391
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025391540
2024383523
2023370523
2022386564
2021359493
2020289434
2019443611
2018381541
2017428598
2016409604
2015447671
2014474749
2013504718
2012512708
2011483722
2010532779
2009532775
2008424588
2007512747
2006565837
2005557857
2004603968
2003639990
2002612959
2001605960
2000539808
1999576933
19986001,025
1997568902
1996557887
1995577855
1994542837
1993526833
1992534802
1991548906
1990562828
1989592935
1988606896
1987526805
1986484753
1985562904
1984548824
1983508748
1982604914
1981553813
1980544815
1979563799

When and where crashes happen in East Lindsey

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,461 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,064 (13%)
  • Wednesday3,235 (13%)
  • Thursday3,133 (13%)
  • Friday3,883 (16%)
  • Saturday3,904 (16%)
  • Sunday3,379 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,067 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59430 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,537 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,615 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,855 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,431 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,177 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,615 (6.7%)
  • February1,439 (6%)
  • March1,673 (7%)
  • April1,809 (7.5%)
  • May2,097 (8.7%)
  • June2,119 (8.8%)
  • July2,434 (10%)
  • August2,820 (12%)
  • September2,154 (9%)
  • October2,083 (8.7%)
  • November1,963 (8.2%)
  • December1,853 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17,878 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,483 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,385 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown186 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit98 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,760 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,552 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds648 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds392 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist377 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds198 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds74 (0.3%)
  • Other663 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded395 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,041 (63%)
  • Wet or damp7,255 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1,147 (4.8%)
  • Snow265 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep34 (0.1%)
  • Mud27 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel23 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded267 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph7,997 (33%)
  • 40 mph1,697 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph577 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph12,170 (51%)
  • 70 mph1,589 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway22,843 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road445 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway361 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout268 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded142 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant24,509 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist4,181 (12%)
  • Pedestrian3,019 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist1,749 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant989 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)478 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant419 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant380 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant275 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant171 (0.5%)
  • Other110 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5883 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101,336 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 152,017 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 207,477 (21%)
  • 21 to 254,386 (12%)
  • 26 to 355,266 (15%)
  • 36 to 454,371 (12%)
  • 46 to 553,601 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 653,049 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 752,195 (6%)
  • Over 751,486 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded214 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider21,078 (58%)
  • Passenger12,184 (34%)
  • Pedestrian3,019 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car29,376 (73%)
  • Motorcycle4,135 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle1,809 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,808 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,321 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle796 (2%)
  • Bus or coach391 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car223 (0.6%)
  • Minibus212 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle204 (0.5%)
  • Other121 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded98 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Lindsey

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Lindsey

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Lindsey ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 130th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
127thWest Suffolk24,68234,9936095,561
128thAberdeen City24,34729,0223824,646
129thMaidstone24,32232,5204004,643
130thEast Lindsey (this area)24,05936,2816685,173
131stThurrock24,01132,8833324,520
132ndBlackburn with Darwen23,83632,5642804,232
133rdNorwich23,74928,4651854,895

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey, with 800 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025: 2,684, including 76 fatal and 526 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA522,6844,25276526
2ndA162,5454,398115641
3rdA1582,2243,80781492
4thA1531,0641,59043239
5thA1579011,48435226
6thA10318341,30222245
7thA11047511,13627149
8thB119246571914108
9thB118341559817103
10thB1200391606877
11thB11953474831286
12thA6312864731358
13thA1552644461263
14thB1451263342348
15thB1191261351545
16thA1028235449851
17thB1196162230527
18thB12251532311247
19thA1111139194135
20thA18126199429

Towns in East Lindsey

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025: 2,799.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025: 4,924.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Lindsey, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity