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Lincoln road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1988, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (330), and casualties rose from 402.

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

Collisions in 1988
342
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
408
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1988

0.9% of collisions in Lincoln in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7522%
  • Slight26477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight32680%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 342, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.6%)
  • February18 (5.3%)
  • March18 (5.3%)
  • April21 (6.1%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June24 (7%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August22 (6.4%)
  • September34 (9.9%)
  • October26 (7.6%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December31 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (63%)
  • Wet or damp123 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph303 (89%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (35%)
  • Pedestrian116 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (18%)
  • Cyclist59 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2082 (20%)
  • 21 to 2562 (15%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (53%)
  • Pedestrian116 (28%)
  • Passenger75 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (67%)
  • Motorcycle74 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 1988.

Collisions
285th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1988

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1988: 52, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA155259013
2ndA1434293709
3rdB1003232726
4thB1262212507
5thB1308181805
6thB1190121900
7thB137891001
8thA578901
9thB127381301
10thA4671202
11thB12267901
12thB11825500
13thB11882200
14thB13272301
15thB14342200
16thA11801100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1988

Lincoln had 303 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1988

LN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1988: 101.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years