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East Lindsey road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 606 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 1988, and 896 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1987 (526), and casualties rose from 805.

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

Collisions in 1988
606
Up 15% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
896
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
22
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 1988

3.6% of collisions in East Lindsey in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.6%
  • Serious13322%
  • Slight45174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.6%
  • Serious18120%
  • Slight69277%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 1988 is highlighted, with 606, up 15% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday87 (14%)
  • Saturday102 (17%)
  • Sunday99 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.6%)
  • February36 (5.9%)
  • March36 (5.9%)
  • April34 (5.6%)
  • May64 (11%)
  • June53 (8.7%)
  • July53 (8.7%)
  • August74 (12%)
  • September61 (10%)
  • October57 (9.4%)
  • November49 (8.1%)
  • December49 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds492 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (58%)
  • Wet or damp228 (38%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (29%)
  • 40 mph47 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph379 (63%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant579 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (13%)
  • Pedestrian90 (10%)
  • Van occupant39 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20227 (25%)
  • 21 to 25128 (14%)
  • 26 to 35126 (14%)
  • 36 to 4591 (10%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.6%)
  • Over 7533 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (52%)
  • Passenger336 (38%)
  • Pedestrian90 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (71%)
  • Motorcycle113 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 148th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
148th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 1988

The A158 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 1988: 68, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15868116214
2ndA526195514
3rdA1659106421
4thA153273716
5thA157274437
6thA1104223113
7thA1031203603
8thB1192101413
9thB1195101712
10thB119191402
11thB120091401
12thA63181301
13thB11838902
14thB144981303
15thA15571203
16thB14516600
17thA11115702
18thA102841001
19thB12014802
20thB12253802

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 1988

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 1988: 57.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 1988

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 1988: 126.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years