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East Lindsey road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 592 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 1989, and 935 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1988 (606), and casualties rose from 896.

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

Collisions in 1989
592
Down 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
935
Up 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
20
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 1989

3.4% of collisions in East Lindsey in 1989 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.4%
  • Serious15526%
  • Slight41770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.5%
  • Serious21523%
  • Slight69775%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 1989 is highlighted, with 592, down 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (11%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday74 (13%)
  • Saturday111 (19%)
  • Sunday94 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.3%)
  • February37 (6.3%)
  • March54 (9.1%)
  • April33 (5.6%)
  • May54 (9.1%)
  • June65 (11%)
  • July54 (9.1%)
  • August85 (14%)
  • September31 (5.2%)
  • October59 (10%)
  • November49 (8.3%)
  • December34 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (62%)
  • Wet or damp198 (33%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (28%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph388 (66%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway566 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant585 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (12%)
  • Pedestrian72 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant51 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20255 (27%)
  • 21 to 25147 (16%)
  • 26 to 35114 (12%)
  • 36 to 4584 (9%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8%)
  • 56 to 6576 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.5%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider505 (54%)
  • Passenger358 (38%)
  • Pedestrian72 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car744 (72%)
  • Motorcycle112 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 161st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 1989

The A158 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 1989: 79, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15879157329
2ndA1665105219
3rdA5261118211
4thA1031212716
5thA153193926
6thA157193205
7thA1104182808
8thB1451131404
9thB1183121503
10thA155101232
11thA631101701
12thA102891701
13thB119291112
14thB11958803
15thB120081201
16thB11844511
17thB12014611
18thB11913602
19thB11963501
20thB11902201

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 1989

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 1989: 62.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 1989

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 1989: 122.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years