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Lincoln road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1997, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1996 (240), and casualties rose from 319.

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

Collisions in 1997
289
Up 20% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
380
Up 19% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1997

2.1% of collisions in Lincoln in 1997 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious279.3%
  • Slight25689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight33388%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 289, up 20% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.3%)
  • February28 (9.7%)
  • March25 (8.7%)
  • April26 (9%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June26 (9%)
  • July22 (7.6%)
  • August19 (6.6%)
  • September19 (6.6%)
  • October20 (6.9%)
  • November27 (9.3%)
  • December27 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (66%)
  • Wet or damp96 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (79%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (56%)
  • Pedestrian82 (22%)
  • Cyclist37 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2058 (15%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (57%)
  • Passenger82 (22%)
  • Pedestrian82 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car407 (78%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1997

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1997 in Lincoln

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lincoln ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1997.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1997

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1997: 31, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15313513
2ndA46162202
3rdA1434131502
4thB1190132612
5thA5781211
6thB100381101
7thB13785502
8thA11804801
9thA1584600
10thB11884701
11thB12624410
12thB12733300
13thB13983300
14thB11822300
15thB13082301
16thA11021101
17thA11301100
18thA11901100
19thB11981100
20thB12201100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1997

Lincoln itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 239.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1997

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1997: 96.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years