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East Lindsey road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2019, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2018 (381), and casualties rose from 541.

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

Collisions in 2019
443
Up 16% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
611
Up 13% on 2018
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2019

2.3% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2019 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious10624%
  • Slight32774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious12721%
  • Slight47478%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2019 is highlighted, with 443, up 16% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (12%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.5%)
  • February31 (7%)
  • March20 (4.5%)
  • April30 (6.8%)
  • May28 (6.3%)
  • June43 (9.7%)
  • July42 (9.5%)
  • August57 (13%)
  • September41 (9.3%)
  • October40 (9%)
  • November44 (9.9%)
  • December38 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (62%)
  • Wet or damp152 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (41%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph34 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph206 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (68%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2070 (11%)
  • 21 to 2559 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35102 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6577 (13%)
  • 66 to 7549 (8%)
  • Over 7535 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (60%)
  • Passenger161 (26%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (77%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 74th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2019

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2019, with 46 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2019

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2019: 50, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525057211
2ndA164878114
3rdA1583356010
4thA153223413
5thA157163413
6thB1183131514
7thB1200121805
8thB1192111313
9thA103191212
10thA110491203
11thB145191003
12thA10287903
13thB11957702
14thB11966803
15thA1554401
16thA184500
17thA13500
18thA11113401
19thA6313401
20thB11843601

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2019

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2019: 62.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2019

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2019: 90.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2019, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years