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East Lindsey road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 562 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 1985, and 904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (548), and casualties rose from 824.

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

Collisions in 1985
562
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
904
Up 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
17
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 1985

3% of collisions in East Lindsey in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173%
  • Serious13724%
  • Slight40873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious18020%
  • Slight70478%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 1985 is highlighted, with 562, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (11%)
  • Wednesday74 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (11%)
  • Friday78 (14%)
  • Saturday104 (19%)
  • Sunday88 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.6%)
  • February23 (4.1%)
  • March40 (7.1%)
  • April44 (7.8%)
  • May43 (7.7%)
  • June56 (10%)
  • July73 (13%)
  • August67 (12%)
  • September55 (9.8%)
  • October48 (8.5%)
  • November53 (9.4%)
  • December23 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (63%)
  • Wet or damp165 (29%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4.3%)
  • Snow18 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (33%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph330 (59%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway542 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant547 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (16%)
  • Pedestrian77 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20297 (33%)
  • 21 to 25119 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (10%)
  • 36 to 4587 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.3%)
  • Over 7528 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (51%)
  • Passenger364 (40%)
  • Pedestrian77 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (66%)
  • Motorcycle139 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in East Lindsey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Lindsey ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 159th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 1985

The A16 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 1985: 72, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1672128222
2ndA15858106215
3rdA5258106116
4thA153243718
5thA1104192714
6thA1031182407
7thA157152622
8thA63181410
9thB120081603
10thB145181000
11thA111561203
12thB118361401
13thB11916600
14thB11926802
15thB11966711
16thA15551611
17thB11955902
18thA10283400
19thB12013301
20thB11842400

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 1985

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 1985: 59.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 1985

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 1985: 124.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years