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Lincoln road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1979, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,542 collisions in Lincoln.

Collisions in 1979
314
Casualties in 1979
365
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1979

2.9% of collisions in Lincoln in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious8828%
  • Slight21769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious9626%
  • Slight26071%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 314.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979: 314
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (20%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (6.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.1%)
  • February21 (6.7%)
  • March30 (9.6%)
  • April26 (8.3%)
  • May23 (7.3%)
  • June29 (9.2%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August21 (6.7%)
  • September20 (6.4%)
  • October30 (9.6%)
  • November27 (8.6%)
  • December39 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (58%)
  • Wet or damp118 (38%)
  • Snow9 (2.9%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (90%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist121 (33%)
  • Car occupant82 (22%)
  • Pedestrian81 (22%)
  • Cyclist61 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20118 (32%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4525 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (62%)
  • Pedestrian81 (22%)
  • Passenger57 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (52%)
  • Motorcycle129 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Lincoln

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lincoln ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1979.

Collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1979

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1979: 49, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15495219
2ndA1584456320
3rdA463848012
4thB1188202109
5thA1102121401
6thA1162101002
7thA118091102
8thA11906710
9thA576603
10thB11904600
11thB13983301

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1979

Lincoln had 299 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1979

LN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1979: 92.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years