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East Lindsey road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 600 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 1998, and 1,025 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1997 (568), and casualties rose from 902.

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

Collisions in 1998
600
Up 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,025
Up 14% on 1997
Fatal collisions
13
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 1998

2.2% of collisions in East Lindsey in 1998 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious13022%
  • Slight45776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.9%
  • Serious19719%
  • Slight80979%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 1998 is highlighted, with 600, up 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday78 (13%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (18%)
  • Sunday83 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.7%)
  • February32 (5.3%)
  • March46 (7.7%)
  • April55 (9.2%)
  • May49 (8.2%)
  • June48 (8%)
  • July57 (9.5%)
  • August69 (12%)
  • September51 (8.5%)
  • October49 (8.2%)
  • November58 (9.7%)
  • December40 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds461 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (62%)
  • Wet or damp199 (33%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (29%)
  • 40 mph55 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph361 (60%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway569 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant707 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian76 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist37 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20163 (16%)
  • 21 to 25100 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35175 (17%)
  • 36 to 45148 (14%)
  • 46 to 55109 (11%)
  • 56 to 6576 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7565 (6.3%)
  • Over 7539 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider540 (53%)
  • Passenger409 (40%)
  • Pedestrian76 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car762 (73%)
  • Motorcycle80 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle35 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 137th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 1998

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 1998: 69, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5269117320
2ndA1658158317
3rdA1585283311
4thA10313255010
5thA1104213505
6thA153202817
7thA157172603
8thB1200152401
9thA631122001
10thA155111803
11thB1192112312
12thA102881302
13thB119581102
14thB118371601
15thB11915800
16thB12255812
17thA184701
18thB145141200
19thA11113301
20thB11843501

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 1998

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 1998: 72.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 1998

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 1998: 134.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 1998, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years