Skip to main content
CrashStats

East Lindsey road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 526 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 1987, and 805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1986 (484), and casualties rose from 753.

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

Collisions in 1987
526
Up 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
805
Up 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 1987

1.7% of collisions in East Lindsey in 1987 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious15529%
  • Slight36269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious21727%
  • Slight57772%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 1987 is highlighted, with 526, up 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (11%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday88 (17%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (4.9%)
  • February38 (7.2%)
  • March28 (5.3%)
  • April49 (9.3%)
  • May48 (9.1%)
  • June48 (9.1%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August71 (13%)
  • September39 (7.4%)
  • October53 (10%)
  • November35 (6.7%)
  • December38 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (60%)
  • Wet or damp186 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.4%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (32%)
  • 40 mph37 (7%)
  • 60 mph314 (60%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (14%)
  • Pedestrian81 (10%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20228 (28%)
  • 21 to 2597 (12%)
  • 26 to 35106 (13%)
  • 36 to 4589 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.5%)
  • Over 7525 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (53%)
  • Passenger298 (37%)
  • Pedestrian81 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (70%)
  • Motorcycle109 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 165th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 1987

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 1987: 67, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5267109118
2ndA165370211
3rdA1584589114
4thA153375909
5thA157223818
6thA1104213314
7thA1031101703
8thB1183101305
9thB119292403
10thB120091502
11thB145181103
12thA111571103
13thB11916703
14thA6315501
15thB11954501
16thA1553401
17thA10282200
18thA11112400
19thB12022201
20thB12252200

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 1987

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 1987: 58.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 1987

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 1987: 118.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 1987, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years