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East Lindsey road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2009, and 775 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2008 (424), and casualties rose from 588.

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

Collisions in 2009
532
Up 25% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
775
Up 32% on 2008
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2009

1.7% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious8215%
  • Slight44183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious9412%
  • Slight67086%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2009 is highlighted, with 532, up 25% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (12%)
  • Friday80 (15%)
  • Saturday96 (18%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.8%)
  • February24 (4.5%)
  • March29 (5.5%)
  • April41 (7.7%)
  • May48 (9%)
  • June41 (7.7%)
  • July57 (11%)
  • August58 (11%)
  • September43 (8.1%)
  • October46 (8.6%)
  • November51 (9.6%)
  • December47 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (56%)
  • Wet or damp178 (33%)
  • Frost or ice37 (7%)
  • Snow11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph202 (38%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph272 (51%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant549 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20161 (21%)
  • 21 to 2593 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (11%)
  • 36 to 45113 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6574 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7554 (7%)
  • Over 7533 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider471 (61%)
  • Passenger243 (31%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car671 (78%)
  • Motorcycle66 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle34 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 100th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2009

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2009, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2009

The A158 and A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2009, with 56 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1585697110
2ndA52568706
3rdA16477215
4thA153294223
5thA157192813
6thA1031172214
7thA1104172514
8thA155111702
9thB1192111702
10thB120091200
11thB14518901
12thA1861001
13thB11916900
14thB15205801
15thB11954401
16thB12024600
17thB12254501
18thA6313410
19thB11833301
20thA10282200

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2009

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2009: 58.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2009

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2009: 113.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years