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East Lindsey road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 639 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2003, and 990 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2002 (612), and casualties rose from 959.

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

Collisions in 2003
639
Up 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
990
Up 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
21
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
13% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2003

3.3% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.3%
  • Serious8613%
  • Slight53283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.4%
  • Serious12613%
  • Slight84085%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2003 is highlighted, with 639, up 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (12%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (13%)
  • Friday105 (16%)
  • Saturday109 (17%)
  • Sunday83 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.7%)
  • February44 (6.9%)
  • March44 (6.9%)
  • April51 (8%)
  • May64 (10%)
  • June53 (8.3%)
  • July71 (11%)
  • August70 (11%)
  • September46 (7.2%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November38 (5.9%)
  • December48 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds522 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (7.5%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (68%)
  • Wet or damp151 (24%)
  • Frost or ice37 (5.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph247 (39%)
  • 40 mph48 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph335 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway580 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant696 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (11%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist40 (4%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20186 (19%)
  • 21 to 2596 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35143 (14%)
  • 36 to 45149 (15%)
  • 46 to 5599 (10%)
  • 56 to 6580 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5.3%)
  • Over 7550 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider560 (57%)
  • Passenger337 (34%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car797 (74%)
  • Motorcycle109 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Lindsey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Lindsey ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 107th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2003

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2003, with 43 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2003

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2003: 64, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5264117312
2ndA15863119410
3rdA166311377
4thA153243305
5thA157183304
6thA631162703
7thA1031152512
8thA1104142104
9thB1183142802
10thB1195111721
11thB120091202
12thA102881501
13thB119181311
14thA15561003
15thB119261001
16thB14516700
17thA185601
18thB11965600
19thB15204600
20thB11843400

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2003

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2003: 90.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2003

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2003: 129.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years