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Lincoln road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1984, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1983 (373), and casualties rose from 445.

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

Collisions in 1984
429
Up 15% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
523
Up 18% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Lincoln in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious10524%
  • Slight31774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious11823%
  • Slight39776%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 429, up 15% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday75 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.3%)
  • February41 (9.6%)
  • March30 (7%)
  • April22 (5.1%)
  • May30 (7%)
  • June36 (8.4%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August28 (6.5%)
  • September35 (8.2%)
  • October33 (7.7%)
  • November42 (9.8%)
  • December62 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (64%)
  • Wet or damp145 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph363 (85%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph33 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist156 (30%)
  • Car occupant147 (28%)
  • Pedestrian105 (20%)
  • Cyclist83 (16%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20161 (31%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (12%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (61%)
  • Pedestrian105 (20%)
  • Passenger100 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (57%)
  • Motorcycle166 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1984.

Collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1984

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1984: 58, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA155864211
2ndA158485909
3rdA464145013
4thA1180273209
5thB1188243105
6thA1102192502
7thB1190131902
8thA1162121203
9thA57101412
10thB13987702
11thA11905802
12thB11621101
13thB11801200

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1984

Lincoln itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 383.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1984

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1984: 131.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years