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East Lindsey road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 604 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 1982, and 914 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (553), and casualties rose from 813.

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

Collisions in 1982
604
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
914
Up 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
30% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 1982

2.6% of collisions in East Lindsey in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious18330%
  • Slight40567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.4%
  • Serious24126%
  • Slight65171%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 1982 is highlighted, with 604, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday66 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (12%)
  • Friday115 (19%)
  • Saturday112 (19%)
  • Sunday98 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (4.1%)
  • February32 (5.3%)
  • March34 (5.6%)
  • April49 (8.1%)
  • May48 (7.9%)
  • June55 (9.1%)
  • July64 (11%)
  • August84 (14%)
  • September62 (10%)
  • October47 (7.8%)
  • November47 (7.8%)
  • December57 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting114 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds501 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (67%)
  • Wet or damp160 (26%)
  • Frost or ice37 (6.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph199 (33%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph346 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway573 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant537 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (23%)
  • Pedestrian75 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist54 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20347 (38%)
  • 21 to 25114 (12%)
  • 26 to 35115 (13%)
  • 36 to 4580 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5559 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.5%)
  • Over 7526 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider525 (57%)
  • Passenger314 (34%)
  • Pedestrian75 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (63%)
  • Motorcycle205 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 149th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
149th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 1982

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 1982: 74, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5274109217
2ndA1672127125
3rdA1585888118
4thA153253549
5thA157203519
6thA1104182707
7thA1031152609
8thB118381204
9thB119281311
10thB11958802
11thB145181202
12thA15561003
13thA11115703
14thB14315612
15thA10284501
16thB11914500
17thB12004801
18thB137341001
19thA11153301
20thA6312301

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 1982

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 1982: 82.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 1982

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 1982: 117.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years