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Lincoln road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1989, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (342), and casualties rose from 408.

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

Collisions in 1989
371
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
437
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1989

0.8% of collisions in Lincoln in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight29680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7918%
  • Slight35581%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 371, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (10%)
  • February26 (7%)
  • March30 (8.1%)
  • April27 (7.3%)
  • May34 (9.2%)
  • June27 (7.3%)
  • July34 (9.2%)
  • August31 (8.4%)
  • September27 (7.3%)
  • October31 (8.4%)
  • November34 (9.2%)
  • December33 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (67%)
  • Wet or damp119 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph323 (87%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (10%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (33%)
  • Pedestrian118 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (22%)
  • Cyclist64 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1546 (11%)
  • 16 to 20107 (24%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (55%)
  • Pedestrian118 (27%)
  • Passenger78 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (63%)
  • Motorcycle105 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 1989.

Collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1989

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1989: 39, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA153948010
2ndA1434232504
3rdB1308192304
4thB1003182005
5thB1262182001
6thB1190151711
7thA46141502
8thA57131800
9thB1273111611
10thB1378111203
11thB118851002
12thA11804501
13thB11824501
14thB13983300
15thA11022201
16thA11622200
17thA1582200
18thB11831100
19thB12261100
20thB13271200

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1989

Lincoln had 333 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1989

LN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1989: 110.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1989, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years