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East Lindsey road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2023, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2022 (386), and casualties fell from 564.

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

Collisions in 2023
370
Down 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
523
Down 7% on 2022
Fatal collisions
17
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2023

4.6% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2023 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.6%
  • Serious7320%
  • Slight28076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal214%
  • Serious9418%
  • Slight40878%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2023 is highlighted, with 370, down 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (10%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.9%)
  • February18 (4.9%)
  • March24 (6.5%)
  • April29 (7.8%)
  • May35 (9.5%)
  • June34 (9.2%)
  • July36 (9.7%)
  • August49 (13%)
  • September29 (7.8%)
  • October29 (7.8%)
  • November33 (8.9%)
  • December32 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (69%)
  • Wet or damp100 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph138 (37%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph31 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph177 (48%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (11%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2054 (10%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6570 (13%)
  • 66 to 7561 (12%)
  • Over 7543 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (65%)
  • Passenger139 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (71%)
  • Motorcycle58 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 81st most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2023

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2023, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2023

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2023: 42, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52426245
2ndA16355637
3rdA158314217
4thA153203216
5thA157182713
6thA1104122502
7thA1031111604
8thB1451101204
9thA63181201
10thA102871404
11thB119271012
12thB122571512
13thB11836720
14thA1555601
15thB11905601
16thB11915500
17thB11954402
18thA11113301
19thB12003411
20thB14493300

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2023

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2023: 44.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2023

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2023: 70.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years