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East Lindsey road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in East Lindsey in 2025, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2024 (383), and casualties rose from 523.

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

Collisions in 2025
391
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
540
Up 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lindsey in 2025

2.6% of collisions in East Lindsey in 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in East Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious7820%
  • Slight30377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious9317%
  • Slight43781%

East Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 639 in 2003. 2025 is highlighted, with 391, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 391
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.2%)
  • February21 (5.4%)
  • March31 (7.9%)
  • April24 (6.1%)
  • May28 (7.2%)
  • June28 (7.2%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August48 (12%)
  • September35 (9%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December36 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (69%)
  • Wet or damp109 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph163 (42%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph25 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph178 (46%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (97%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lindsey in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (11%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2068 (13%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6592 (17%)
  • 66 to 7542 (7.8%)
  • Over 7539 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (64%)
  • Passenger140 (26%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (76%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lindsey in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lindsey had the 72nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Lindsey in 2025

Scarbrough & Seacroft, East Lindsey, PE25 2SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lindsey in 2025, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Lindsey with the most crashes in 2025

The A52 had the most collisions in East Lindsey in 2025: 37, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lindsey, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52375017
2ndA16345027
3rdA158254003
4thA153243219
5thA1104151701
6thA157152402
7thB1192121513
8thB11838903
9thB11847711
10thB119661400
11thB14516701
12thA10315803
13thA1555911
14thB11915800
15thB11955702
16thB12005600
17thA10283811
18thA183801
19thA6313710
20thA11112200

Towns in East Lindsey: crashes in 2025

Skegness had the most collisions of any town in East Lindsey in 2025: 46.

Postcode districts in East Lindsey: crashes in 2025

LN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lindsey in 2025: 62.

Latest crashes in East Lindsey in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lindsey in 2025, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

East Lindsey road accidents in other years