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East Lindsey road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2020, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 35% on 2019 (443), and casualties fell from 611.

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

Collisions in 2020
289
Down 35% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
434
Down 29% on 2019
Fatal collisions
12
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2020

4.2% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2020 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.2%
  • Serious8028%
  • Slight19768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious9923%
  • Slight32174%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2020 is highlighted, with 289, down 35% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 289
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (18%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (17%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday55 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (9.7%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.9%)
  • February25 (8.7%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April5 (1.7%)
  • May23 (8%)
  • June18 (6.2%)
  • July34 (12%)
  • August42 (15%)
  • September26 (9%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November24 (8.3%)
  • December16 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (70%)
  • Wet or damp81 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (35%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph156 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2038 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6555 (13%)
  • 66 to 7543 (9.9%)
  • Over 7528 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (65%)
  • Passenger123 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (71%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 95th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2020

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2020, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2020

The A16 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2020: 34, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA163455310
2ndA52223004
3rdA157184416
4thA153152313
5thA158152525
6thA1104111715
7thB1200101603
8thA103191515
9thB119291604
10thB11957801
11thA6315702
12thB11834501
13thB11913300
14thB14513510
15thA10282300
16thB11962300
17thA11111100
18thA1551100
19thA181100
20thB11201

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2020

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2020: 31.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2020

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2020: 74.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2020, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years