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East Lindsey road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 553 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 1981, and 813 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (544), and casualties fell from 815.

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

Collisions in 1981
553
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
813
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
17
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
32% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 1981

3.1% of collisions in East Lindsey in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious17832%
  • Slight35865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious22628%
  • Slight56970%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 1981 is highlighted, with 553, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (9.6%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (14%)
  • Sunday105 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.2%)
  • February26 (4.7%)
  • March30 (5.4%)
  • April54 (9.8%)
  • May49 (8.9%)
  • June52 (9.4%)
  • July53 (9.6%)
  • August87 (16%)
  • September49 (8.9%)
  • October43 (7.8%)
  • November49 (8.9%)
  • December32 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (68%)
  • Wet or damp129 (23%)
  • Frost or ice31 (5.6%)
  • Snow16 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (30%)
  • 40 mph33 (6%)
  • 60 mph11 (2%)
  • 70 mph341 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway534 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (23%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)
  • Cyclist44 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20283 (35%)
  • 21 to 2590 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (11%)
  • 36 to 4574 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.2%)
  • Over 7524 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (56%)
  • Passenger266 (33%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (62%)
  • Motorcycle180 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 161st most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
161st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 1981

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 1981: 67, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5267107120
2ndA165787019
3rdA1585172216
4thA10312742011
5thA1572750310
6thA153193117
7thA1104162513
8thA155101813
9thB119191304
10thB14518900
11thB11957902
12thB11926802
13thB11835711
14thB11905601
15thA6314602
16thB14314602
17thA10283500
18thA11113401
19thB12003600
20thA11152201

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 1981

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 1981: 64.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 1981

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 1981: 108.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years