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Lincoln road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1996, and 319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1995 (259), and casualties fell from 346.

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

Collisions in 1996
240
Down 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
319
Down 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Lincoln in 1996 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2410%
  • Slight21489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious268.2%
  • Slight29191%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 240, down 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (18%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (18%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.3%)
  • February22 (9.2%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April11 (4.6%)
  • May22 (9.2%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July17 (7.1%)
  • August18 (7.5%)
  • September11 (4.6%)
  • October20 (8.3%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December22 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (61%)
  • Wet or damp87 (36%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (81%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (54%)
  • Pedestrian69 (22%)
  • Cyclist43 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2061 (19%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (20%)
  • 36 to 4534 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (58%)
  • Pedestrian69 (22%)
  • Passenger65 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (10%)
  • Motorcycle35 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1996.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1996

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1996: 26, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15263501
2ndA46152412
3rdB12629910
4thB137891301
5thA15881301
6thB100381001
7thB119081302
8thA14345600
9thA575501
10thB11825501
11thB11885901
12thB13985501
13thB12734600
14thB13084701
15thA11022300
16thA11802300
17thB11621100
18thB12261200

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1996

Lincoln had 210 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1996

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1996: 75.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years