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Lincoln road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1991, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (258), and casualties rose from 302.

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

Collisions in 1991
249
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
303
Level with 1990
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1991

1.2% of collisions in Lincoln in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight20783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4515%
  • Slight25584%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 249, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 249
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (17%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (18%)
  • Sunday21 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (12%)
  • February12 (4.8%)
  • March16 (6.4%)
  • April19 (7.6%)
  • May17 (6.8%)
  • June21 (8.4%)
  • July31 (12%)
  • August19 (7.6%)
  • September18 (7.2%)
  • October18 (7.2%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December18 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (67%)
  • Wet or damp70 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (78%)
  • 40 mph22 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph18 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (13%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (43%)
  • Pedestrian79 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (14%)
  • Cyclist38 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2053 (17%)
  • 21 to 2543 (14%)
  • 26 to 3556 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.3%)
  • Over 759 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (53%)
  • Pedestrian79 (26%)
  • Passenger64 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (72%)
  • Motorcycle46 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1991

Map of the last 19 crashes of 1991 in Lincoln

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 19 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lincoln ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1991.

Collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1991

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1991: 30, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15303506
2ndB1308121302
3rdA158111211
4thA57111101
5thA143491401
6thB100381203
7thA467902
8thB13786700
9thB11905500
10thA11804702
11thB11884601
12thB12624700
13thB12263600
14thB12733500
15thA11622200
16thB13982211
17thA11021100
18thA11901100
19thB11801300
20thB11821100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1991

Lincoln had 200 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1991

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1991: 66.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years