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East Lindsey road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2022, and 564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2021 (359), and casualties rose from 493.

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

Collisions in 2022
386
Up 8% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
564
Up 14% on 2021
Fatal collisions
15
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2022

3.9% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2022 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.9%
  • Serious7820%
  • Slight29376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.8%
  • Serious10418%
  • Slight44479%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2022 is highlighted, with 386, up 8% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (11%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (20%)
  • Sunday63 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.5%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March31 (8%)
  • April29 (7.5%)
  • May19 (4.9%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July34 (8.8%)
  • August50 (13%)
  • September34 (8.8%)
  • October36 (9.3%)
  • November33 (8.5%)
  • December24 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (72%)
  • Wet or damp92 (24%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (32%)
  • 40 mph27 (7%)
  • 50 mph38 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph198 (51%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2090 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3591 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6575 (13%)
  • 66 to 7541 (7.3%)
  • Over 7540 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (63%)
  • Passenger170 (30%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (76%)
  • Motorcycle63 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 84th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2022

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2022, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2022

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2022: 52, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52527435
2ndA164867216
3rdA158294317
4thA153172223
5thA1104142205
6thA1031132003
7thB1192111602
8thA157101603
9thB12008900
10thB11957802
11thB118361201
12thA10285710
13thA63151311
14thB11965920
15thB11914500
16thA183501
17thA11112200
18thA1552310
19thB11842201
20thB12252200

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2022

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2022: 38.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2022

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2022: 75.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2022, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years