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East Lindsey road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2021, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2020 (289), and casualties rose from 434.

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

Collisions in 2021
359
Up 24% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
493
Up 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
13
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2021

3.6% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.6%
  • Serious9526%
  • Slight25170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious11624%
  • Slight36474%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2021 is highlighted, with 359, up 24% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 359
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.7%)
  • February13 (3.6%)
  • March16 (4.5%)
  • April28 (7.8%)
  • May30 (8.4%)
  • June43 (12%)
  • July45 (13%)
  • August35 (9.7%)
  • September24 (6.7%)
  • October34 (9.5%)
  • November31 (8.6%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (7.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (67%)
  • Wet or damp95 (26%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph137 (38%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph185 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (13%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (12%)
  • 56 to 6562 (13%)
  • 66 to 7535 (7.1%)
  • Over 7526 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (65%)
  • Passenger132 (27%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (74%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 80th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2021

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2021, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2021

The A16 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2021: 46, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA164668314
2ndA158386028
3rdA52243826
4thA157162006
5thA153111301
6thA1031101001
7thA1104101504
8thB119281302
9thA63171502
10thB120071502
11thB11836900
12thB11846801
13thB11916600
14thB11956611
15thB12256712
16thA1555601
17thB11964603
18thB14513301
19thA10282201
20thB11902201

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2021

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2021: 34.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2021

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2021: 75.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2021, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years