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Lincoln road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1983, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1982 (422), and casualties fell from 503.

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

Collisions in 1983
373
Down 12% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
445
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Lincoln in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious8623%
  • Slight28175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious9421%
  • Slight34578%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 373, down 12% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday75 (20%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.8%)
  • February29 (7.8%)
  • March32 (8.6%)
  • April22 (5.9%)
  • May26 (7%)
  • June32 (8.6%)
  • July29 (7.8%)
  • August33 (8.8%)
  • September36 (9.7%)
  • October29 (7.8%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December32 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (71%)
  • Wet or damp97 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph313 (84%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph24 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist132 (30%)
  • Car occupant126 (28%)
  • Pedestrian102 (23%)
  • Cyclist80 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1036 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20132 (30%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3550 (11%)
  • 36 to 4548 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (64%)
  • Pedestrian102 (23%)
  • Passenger57 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (55%)
  • Motorcycle137 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1983.

Collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1983

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1983: 55, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA155563114
2ndA1584148010
3rdA46374605
4thB1188172204
5thA1180132203
6thB1190132214
7thA1102101011
8thA11909904
9thA578801
10thB13988800
11thA11626601

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1983

Lincoln itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 344.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1983

LN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1983: 121.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years