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Lincoln road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1980, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1979 (314), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 1980
327
Up 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
402
Up 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1980

2.4% of collisions in Lincoln in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious8325%
  • Slight23672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious9022%
  • Slight30476%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 327, up 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7%)
  • February20 (6.1%)
  • March27 (8.3%)
  • April24 (7.3%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June26 (8%)
  • July32 (9.8%)
  • August23 (7%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October39 (12%)
  • November26 (8%)
  • December20 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (63%)
  • Wet or damp116 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (88%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (16%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist128 (32%)
  • Car occupant121 (30%)
  • Pedestrian101 (25%)
  • Cyclist42 (10%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20135 (34%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3531 (7.7%)
  • 36 to 4534 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (56%)
  • Pedestrian101 (25%)
  • Passenger77 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (59%)
  • Motorcycle133 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Lincoln

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lincoln ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1980.

Collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1980

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1980: 53, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA155367018
2ndA464145213
3rdA158334027
4thB1188182304
5thA1180151906
6thA57132006
7thA1102101303
8thA119091013
9thB119081103
10thA11626700
11thB11801200

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1980

Lincoln had 304 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1980

LN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1980: 116.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1980, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years