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East Lindsey road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2012, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2011 (483), and casualties fell from 722.

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

Collisions in 2012
512
Up 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
708
Down 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2012

2.5% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious8416%
  • Slight41581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious9313%
  • Slight60285%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2012 is highlighted, with 512, up 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday100 (20%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7%)
  • February31 (6.1%)
  • March33 (6.4%)
  • April41 (8%)
  • May40 (7.8%)
  • June37 (7.2%)
  • July46 (9%)
  • August60 (12%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October41 (8%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December38 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other19 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (54%)
  • Wet or damp183 (36%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph176 (34%)
  • 40 mph36 (7%)
  • 50 mph28 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph270 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway489 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (10%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2096 (14%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (14%)
  • 36 to 45103 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (12%)
  • 56 to 6589 (13%)
  • 66 to 7561 (8.6%)
  • Over 7533 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (67%)
  • Passenger180 (25%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (76%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Lindsey ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 80th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2012

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2012, with 37 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2012

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2012: 59, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52598616
2ndA1657100311
3rdA158477118
4thA153202617
5thA1031193005
6thA157192115
7thB1200162012
8thB1192151802
9thA1104121611
10thA1558802
11thB119181001
12thB11958901
13thB11837700
14thB14517900
15thA1861101
16thA63161000
17thB11966912
18thB12255701
19thA10284800
20thA11114400

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2012

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2012: 55.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2012

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2012: 100.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years