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Lincoln road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1982, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 1981 (341), and casualties rose from 409.

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

Collisions in 1982
422
Up 24% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
503
Up 23% on 1981
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1982

0.5% of collisions in Lincoln in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious11627%
  • Slight30472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious12926%
  • Slight37174%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 422, up 24% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.3%)
  • February24 (5.7%)
  • March37 (8.8%)
  • April44 (10%)
  • May33 (7.8%)
  • June29 (6.9%)
  • July32 (7.6%)
  • August30 (7.1%)
  • September37 (8.8%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December33 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (69%)
  • Wet or damp122 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph366 (87%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph24 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist192 (38%)
  • Car occupant126 (25%)
  • Pedestrian100 (20%)
  • Cyclist76 (15%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20179 (36%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (13%)
  • 36 to 4529 (5.8%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (65%)
  • Pedestrian100 (20%)
  • Passenger78 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (54%)
  • Motorcycle198 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 in Lincoln

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lincoln ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 1982.

Collisions
246th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1982

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1982: 58, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA155867014
2ndA465461019
3rdA1584552014
4thA1180212609
5thA1102182103
6thB1188171803
7thA57131605
8thA116291203
9thB11907802
10thA11906701
11thB13983300
12thA161200
13thA171401

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1982

Lincoln itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 363.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1982

LN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1982: 120.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years