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East Lindsey road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 1979, and 799 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 24,059 collisions in East Lindsey.

Collisions in 1979
563
Casualties in 1979
799
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 1979

2.1% of collisions in East Lindsey in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious18533%
  • Slight36665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious22228%
  • Slight56270%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 1979 is highlighted, with 563.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (12%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (11%)
  • Friday100 (18%)
  • Saturday103 (18%)
  • Sunday79 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.7%)
  • February29 (5.2%)
  • March38 (6.7%)
  • April26 (4.6%)
  • May56 (9.9%)
  • June47 (8.3%)
  • July69 (12%)
  • August81 (14%)
  • September52 (9.2%)
  • October45 (8%)
  • November32 (5.7%)
  • December50 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight394 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds448 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (64%)
  • Wet or damp149 (26%)
  • Frost or ice34 (6%)
  • Snow21 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (35%)
  • 40 mph49 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph316 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (22%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7%)
  • 16 to 20258 (32%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 3595 (12%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5562 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 7524 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (57%)
  • Passenger248 (31%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (62%)
  • Motorcycle171 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in East Lindsey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Lindsey ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 162nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 1979

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 1979: 69, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA526995118
2ndA1663102222
3rdA1583573013
4thA1533339010
5thA1572742112
6thA10312130014
7thA1104182205
8thB1192111702
9thB1451111401
10thB118461011
11thB119561012
12thA11155702
13thB120051402
14thA11114402
15thA1554401
16thA6314801
17thB11834503
18thB11914401
19thB11963400
20thB11902200

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 1979

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 1979: 66.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 1979

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 1979: 117.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years