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Lincoln road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1981, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1980 (327), and casualties rose from 402.

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

Collisions in 1981
341
Up 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
409
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1981

0.6% of collisions in Lincoln in 1981 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious9428%
  • Slight24572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious9924%
  • Slight30875%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 341, up 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (18%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.5%)
  • February20 (5.9%)
  • March37 (11%)
  • April29 (8.5%)
  • May21 (6.2%)
  • June20 (5.9%)
  • July31 (9.1%)
  • August20 (5.9%)
  • September31 (9.1%)
  • October28 (8.2%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (65%)
  • Wet or damp100 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (83%)
  • 40 mph34 (10%)
  • 60 mph25 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist133 (33%)
  • Car occupant129 (32%)
  • Pedestrian70 (17%)
  • Cyclist64 (16%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (9%)
  • 16 to 20128 (31%)
  • 21 to 2539 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (64%)
  • Passenger79 (19%)
  • Pedestrian70 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (57%)
  • Motorcycle136 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1981.

Collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1981

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1981: 51, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15516007
2ndA464557013
3rdA158333607
4thA1180253016
5thB1188202508
6thA11021624010
7thB1190131606
8thA11627800
9thA575503
10thB13984402
11thA11902200
12thA4571100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1981

Lincoln itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 310.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1981

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1981: 107.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years