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Lincoln road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1986, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (357), and casualties rose from 409.

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

Collisions in 1986
352
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
420
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1986

0.9% of collisions in Lincoln in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7220%
  • Slight27779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7819%
  • Slight33981%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 352, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (18%)
  • Sunday25 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6%)
  • February26 (7.4%)
  • March30 (8.5%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May29 (8.2%)
  • June25 (7.1%)
  • July35 (9.9%)
  • August28 (8%)
  • September35 (9.9%)
  • October29 (8.2%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December24 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (67%)
  • Wet or damp109 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (85%)
  • 40 mph21 (6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph24 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (25%)
  • Pedestrian104 (25%)
  • Cyclist56 (13%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20109 (26%)
  • 21 to 2579 (19%)
  • 26 to 3547 (11%)
  • 36 to 4546 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (58%)
  • Pedestrian104 (25%)
  • Passenger71 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (66%)
  • Motorcycle112 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Lincoln ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 1986.

Collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1986

The A158 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1986: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA158353704
2ndA15344104
3rdA46222306
4thA1180192909
5thB1188192002
6thB1190152405
7thA57111503
8thA143481011
9thA110251002
10thA11624400
11thB13084501
12thA11903300
13thB12733500
14thB11822200
15thB13982201
16thB10031100
17thB13781101

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1986

Lincoln itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 278.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1986

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1986: 98.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years