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East Lindsey road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2024, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (370), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2024
383
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
523
Level with 2023
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2024

3.4% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2024 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious7520%
  • Slight29577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious9518%
  • Slight41279%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2024 is highlighted, with 383, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 383
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (18%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.3%)
  • February30 (7.8%)
  • March31 (8.1%)
  • April22 (5.7%)
  • May29 (7.6%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August34 (8.9%)
  • September31 (8.1%)
  • October33 (8.6%)
  • November26 (6.8%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (65%)
  • Wet or damp126 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (43%)
  • 40 mph23 (6%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph180 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (95%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (10%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2057 (11%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (13%)
  • 66 to 7551 (9.8%)
  • Over 7546 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (67%)
  • Passenger129 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (73%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 72nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2024

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2024, with 34 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2024

The A16 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2024: 43, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA164367210
2ndA52405516
3rdA158375433
4thA153233202
5thA1031121512
6thA1104121512
7thB1192121503
8thA157111603
9thB145191302
10thB11956901
11thB12006701
12thA10284701
13thA15541010
14thB11834501
15thB11904502
16thB11843300
17thA182402
18thB11912201
19thB12252201
20thB14542200

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2024

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2024: 63.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2024

PE25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2024: 78.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2024, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years