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Lincoln road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1985, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1984 (429), and casualties fell from 523.

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

Collisions in 1985
357
Down 17% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
409
Down 22% on 1984
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Lincoln in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious8022%
  • Slight27176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious9022%
  • Slight31377%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 357, down 17% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 357
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (18%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7%)
  • February24 (6.7%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April21 (5.9%)
  • May26 (7.3%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July24 (6.7%)
  • August32 (9%)
  • September30 (8.4%)
  • October31 (8.7%)
  • November49 (14%)
  • December33 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (63%)
  • Wet or damp123 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (91%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph18 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist128 (31%)
  • Car occupant127 (31%)
  • Pedestrian88 (22%)
  • Cyclist58 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20133 (33%)
  • 21 to 2568 (17%)
  • 26 to 3546 (11%)
  • 36 to 4534 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (62%)
  • Pedestrian88 (22%)
  • Passenger67 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (64%)
  • Motorcycle132 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1985.

Collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1985

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1985: 57, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA155761112
2ndA158364919
3rdA463137010
4thB1188222508
5thA1180192214
6thA1102161702
7thB1190111803
8thA1190101203
9thA5791002
10thB139891101
11thA11628801

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1985

Lincoln had 324 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1985

LN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1985: 110.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years