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East Lindsey road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2018, and 541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2017 (428), and casualties fell from 598.

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

Collisions in 2018
381
Down 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
541
Down 10% on 2017
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2018

2.1% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious7620%
  • Slight29778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious8716%
  • Slight44482%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2018 is highlighted, with 381, down 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (12%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.2%)
  • February23 (6%)
  • March22 (5.8%)
  • April25 (6.6%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June30 (7.9%)
  • July44 (12%)
  • August31 (8.1%)
  • September27 (7.1%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November46 (12%)
  • December32 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (8.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (69%)
  • Wet or damp94 (25%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph148 (39%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph29 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph178 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (69%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2062 (11%)
  • 21 to 2551 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5576 (14%)
  • 56 to 6561 (11%)
  • 66 to 7550 (9.2%)
  • Over 7541 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (62%)
  • Passenger151 (28%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 101st most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2018

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2018, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2018

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2018: 44, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52446218
2ndA158435817
3rdA164376113
4thA157173404
5thA153161811
6thA1031141903
7thB1200101714
8thB119281211
9thB11958900
10thA110471000
11thB11836601
12thA6315502
13thB11905501
14thB14515503
15thA102831202
16thA1553401
17thB11913300
18thB12023800
19thB12253412
20thB11962200

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2018

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2018: 38.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2018

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2018: 82.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years