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East Lindsey road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2017, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2016 (409), and casualties fell from 604.

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

Collisions in 2017
428
Up 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
598
Down 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2017

2.1% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2017 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious11126%
  • Slight30872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious12621%
  • Slight46377%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2017 is highlighted, with 428, up 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.2%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March37 (8.6%)
  • April35 (8.2%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June45 (11%)
  • July39 (9.1%)
  • August41 (9.6%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October29 (6.8%)
  • November40 (9.3%)
  • December34 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (10%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (65%)
  • Wet or damp124 (29%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (36%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph35 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph212 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (94%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2067 (11%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 3590 (15%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5576 (13%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (8.5%)
  • Over 7537 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (63%)
  • Passenger179 (30%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (76%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 93rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2017

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2017, with 25 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2017

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2017: 54, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52547016
2ndA1584066112
3rdA16386619
4thA157192008
5thA1031162307
6thA153151905
7thB1192131604
8thB118391003
9thA110481212
10thA1881222
11thB11958802
12thA102871503
13thA1556701
14thA6314801
15thB11914601
16thB12004401
17thB14494501
18thB14514402
19thB11843400
20thB11963601

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2017

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2017: 50.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2017

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2017: 78.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years