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Lincoln road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1990, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 1989 (371), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 1990
258
Down 30% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
302
Down 31% on 1989
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1990

0.8% of collisions in Lincoln in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5321%
  • Slight20379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5920%
  • Slight24180%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 258, down 30% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 258
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February24 (9.3%)
  • March22 (8.5%)
  • April23 (8.9%)
  • May18 (7%)
  • June14 (5.4%)
  • July17 (6.6%)
  • August20 (7.8%)
  • September17 (6.6%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December23 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (56%)
  • Wet or damp81 (31%)
  • Not recorded32 (12%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph217 (84%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (5%)
  • 60 mph17 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (34%)
  • Pedestrian82 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (22%)
  • Cyclist41 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2078 (26%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3541 (14%)
  • 36 to 4526 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5519 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 658 (2.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5%)
  • Over 7514 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (56%)
  • Pedestrian82 (27%)
  • Passenger51 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (68%)
  • Motorcycle64 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1990.

Collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1990

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1990: 27, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15272903
2ndA1434151504
3rdB1003151703
4thA46131515
5thA57132000
6thB1308121504
7thA158101413
8thB1262101000
9thB1273101101
10thB13787702
11thB11905802
12thB11824603
13thB11884600
14thB12264500
15thA11803401
16thB13272300
17thB13982201
18thA11021100
19thA11621100
20thB11261100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1990

Lincoln had 208 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1990

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1990: 74.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1990, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years