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East Lindsey road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 544 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 1980, and 815 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (563), and casualties rose from 799.

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

Collisions in 1980
544
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
815
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
21
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 1980

3.9% of collisions in East Lindsey in 1980 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.9%
  • Serious17733%
  • Slight34664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal273.3%
  • Serious23028%
  • Slight55868%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 1980 is highlighted, with 544, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (11%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (12%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday97 (18%)
  • Sunday77 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.3%)
  • February22 (4%)
  • March31 (5.7%)
  • April44 (8.1%)
  • May49 (9%)
  • June44 (8.1%)
  • July54 (9.9%)
  • August83 (15%)
  • September51 (9.4%)
  • October46 (8.5%)
  • November43 (7.9%)
  • December43 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (63%)
  • Wet or damp164 (30%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph173 (32%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph326 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway523 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (22%)
  • Pedestrian78 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20268 (33%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (12%)
  • 36 to 4562 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5553 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6572 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (57%)
  • Passenger272 (33%)
  • Pedestrian78 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (61%)
  • Motorcycle176 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle27 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in East Lindsey

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Lindsey ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 171st most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 1980

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 1980: 76, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5276128325
2ndA165072111
3rdA1584969015
4thA157243727
5thA1031233529
6thA153213017
7thA1104152407
8thA15591204
9thB119591522
10thA63171303
11thB119261704
12thB12006602
13thA102851202
14thA11155703
15thB11915703
16thB11965701
17thB14515600
18thA11114402
19thB11834501
20thB12013301

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 1980

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 1980: 69.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 1980

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 1980: 109.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years