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Lincoln road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1998, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (289), and casualties fell from 380.

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

Collisions in 1998
276
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
348
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1998

None of the collisions in Lincoln in 1998 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight23987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight30688%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 276, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.1%)
  • February18 (6.5%)
  • March16 (5.8%)
  • April21 (7.6%)
  • May22 (8%)
  • June24 (8.7%)
  • July22 (8%)
  • August19 (6.9%)
  • September14 (5.1%)
  • October35 (13%)
  • November34 (12%)
  • December26 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (71%)
  • Wet or damp78 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph222 (80%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (53%)
  • Pedestrian68 (20%)
  • Cyclist49 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2055 (16%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3577 (22%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (59%)
  • Passenger73 (21%)
  • Pedestrian68 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1998.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 8 other areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1998

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1998: 41, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15414705
2ndB1003242903
3rdA1434122200
4thA46121702
5thB1378111503
6thB13088900
7thB11827800
8thB12626700
9thA1585500
10thA575600
11thB11884602
12thB11904801
13thB12734500
14thB13982200
15thB14342201
16thA11801100
17thB11031100
18thB12261100
19thB12781100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1998

Lincoln had 230 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1998

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1998: 82.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years