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East Lindsey road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 548 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 1984, and 824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (508), and casualties rose from 748.

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

Collisions in 1984
548
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
824
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
32% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 1984

1.8% of collisions in East Lindsey in 1984 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious17532%
  • Slight36366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious22427%
  • Slight58871%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 1984 is highlighted, with 548, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (11%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday79 (14%)
  • Saturday100 (18%)
  • Sunday94 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (4.4%)
  • February24 (4.4%)
  • March36 (6.6%)
  • April51 (9.3%)
  • May46 (8.4%)
  • June52 (9.5%)
  • July57 (10%)
  • August73 (13%)
  • September52 (9.5%)
  • October51 (9.3%)
  • November48 (8.8%)
  • December34 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (64%)
  • Wet or damp180 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (34%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph322 (59%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway525 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant492 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (21%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20243 (29%)
  • 21 to 25123 (15%)
  • 26 to 3598 (12%)
  • 36 to 4578 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.1%)
  • Over 7527 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (56%)
  • Passenger292 (35%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (65%)
  • Motorcycle164 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 169th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 1984

The A16 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 1984: 63, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1663109125
2ndA525885018
3rdA1584786421
4thA153243418
5thA157233809
6thA1104212906
7thA1031193317
8thB1192101202
9thB118391406
10thB119171203
11thB14517802
12thB11966900
13thA15551002
14thA6315801
15thB11955602
16thA11114602
17thB12004712
18thA11152501
19thB14312200
20thA10281301

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 1984

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 1984: 69.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 1984

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 1984: 106.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years