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Lincoln road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,542 road traffic collisions in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025, and 16,727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 124 were fatal and 2,099 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 168 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (184), and casualties fell from 212 to 193.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,542
77th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
16,727
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
124
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
168
Down 9% on 2024

Crash severity in Lincoln

0.9% of collisions in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1240.9%
  • Serious2,09915%
  • Slight11,31984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1290.8%
  • Serious2,30414%
  • Slight14,29485%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. In 2025 there were 168, down 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 168
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025168193
2024184212
2023183208
2022183218
2021168197
2020174205
2019235296
2018237284
2017255290
2016266339
2015303367
2014282356
2013304386
2012273355
2011292371
2010296362
2009320431
2008289367
2007278364
2006282352
2005324411
2004339417
2003315400
2002332432
2001296362
2000341469
1999296362
1998276348
1997289380
1996240319
1995259346
1994265344
1993269317
1992264339
1991249303
1990258302
1989371437
1988342408
1987330402
1986352420
1985357409
1984429523
1983373445
1982422503
1981341409
1980327402
1979314365

When and where crashes happen in Lincoln

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,936 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,128 (16%)
  • Wednesday1,953 (14%)
  • Thursday2,092 (15%)
  • Friday2,256 (17%)
  • Saturday1,923 (14%)
  • Sunday1,254 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59430 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59174 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,542 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,579 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,658 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,046 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,156 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,099 (8.1%)
  • February962 (7.1%)
  • March1,089 (8%)
  • April1,042 (7.7%)
  • May1,099 (8.1%)
  • June1,068 (7.9%)
  • July1,149 (8.5%)
  • August995 (7.3%)
  • September1,189 (8.8%)
  • October1,281 (9.5%)
  • November1,354 (10%)
  • December1,215 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,883 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,319 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting163 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown106 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit60 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,833 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,524 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds213 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist111 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds110 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds69 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.1%)
  • Other318 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded350 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,201 (68%)
  • Wet or damp3,960 (29%)
  • Frost or ice195 (1.4%)
  • Snow64 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded111 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph27 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph11,306 (83%)
  • 40 mph1,123 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph152 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph726 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph202 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,746 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway1,569 (12%)
  • Roundabout632 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road451 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded144 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Lincoln

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,619 (46%)
  • Pedestrian3,322 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist2,773 (17%)
  • Cyclist2,303 (14%)
  • Van occupant181 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant169 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant147 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant68 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant60 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)53 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5388 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10790 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 151,201 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 203,434 (21%)
  • 21 to 252,171 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,822 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,059 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,565 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 651,040 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75647 (3.9%)
  • Over 75461 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded149 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,230 (61%)
  • Pedestrian3,322 (20%)
  • Passenger3,175 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,616 (69%)
  • Motorcycle2,927 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle2,375 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes746 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes428 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach302 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car287 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle229 (1%)
  • Minibus100 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter22 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Lincoln

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Lincoln

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lincoln ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had the 77th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
77th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 24th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
272ndNorth East Derbyshire13,58519,7952682,562
273rdFenland13,56618,8843302,736
274thAngus13,54418,5714504,330
275thLincoln (this area)13,54216,7271242,099
276thWyre Forest13,50818,1522752,598
277thSouth Holland13,49618,9773592,563
278thDarlington13,49518,3342302,301

Accident hotspots in Lincoln

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln, with 1,434 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025: 1,543, including 13 fatal and 258 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA151,5431,93613258
2ndA467961,0247147
3rdB1003637840889
4thA57615817685
5thA1434587724575
6thB1308550672273
7thB1262471550455
8thA158434542999
9thB1190422581889
10thB1273356435237
11thB1378332456351
12thB1188300391161
13thA1180178241259
14thB1182145170014
15thB1398134157121
16thA1102123153129
17thB122610913308
18thA11627075011
19thB1360668507
20thA11905361213

Towns in Lincoln

Lincoln itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 11,983.

Postcode districts in Lincoln

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025: 3,855.

Latest crashes in Lincoln

Of the latest 24 crashes in Lincoln, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 24 December 2025.

Severity