Skip to main content
CrashStats

East Lindsey road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2016, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2015 (447), and casualties fell from 671.

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

Collisions in 2016
409
Down 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
604
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2016

2.9% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious8922%
  • Slight30875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight48580%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2016 is highlighted, with 409, down 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday76 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (10%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.6%)
  • February32 (7.8%)
  • March29 (7.1%)
  • April37 (9%)
  • May35 (8.6%)
  • June32 (7.8%)
  • July36 (8.8%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October31 (7.6%)
  • November33 (8.1%)
  • December37 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (63%)
  • Wet or damp131 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (39%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph37 (9%)
  • 60 mph192 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (72%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist30 (5%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3%)
  • 16 to 2091 (15%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5581 (13%)
  • 56 to 6555 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (7%)
  • Over 7537 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (63%)
  • Passenger181 (30%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (75%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 108th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2016

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2016, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2016

The A16 and A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2016, with 41 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA164178414
2ndA524169011
3rdA158334717
4thA153161700
5thA157152524
6thA1031142103
7thB1195142402
8thA1104101203
9thB1192101703
10thA111191404
11thB118391701
12thB120091501
13thA102861703
14thB11916711
15thB11965702
16thB14515500
17thB12254501
18thA183401
19thA6313401
20thB15203400

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2016

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2016: 49.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2016

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2016: 72.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years