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Lincoln road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 1999, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1998 (276), and casualties rose from 348.

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

Collisions in 1999
296
Up 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
362
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 1999

1.4% of collisions in Lincoln in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight25988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious339.1%
  • Slight32590%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 296, up 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday67 (23%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (19%)
  • Friday35 (12%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.4%)
  • February17 (5.7%)
  • March30 (10%)
  • April27 (9.1%)
  • May20 (6.8%)
  • June17 (5.7%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August22 (7.4%)
  • September23 (7.8%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November26 (8.8%)
  • December28 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (70%)
  • Wet or damp84 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph232 (78%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph23 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (81%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (51%)
  • Pedestrian67 (19%)
  • Cyclist60 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2046 (13%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (24%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (65%)
  • Pedestrian67 (19%)
  • Passenger61 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car388 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (12%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1999.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 1999

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 1999: 21, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15212701
2ndA1434151902
3rdB1003151801
4thA46141902
5thB1190111203
6thB1262111203
7thB12737901
8thB13087910
9thB137871000
10thA1586802
11thA576901
12thB13986701
13thB11885700
14thB12265600
15thA10842200
16thA10031100
17thA11731100
18thA1591100
19thA181300
20thB11031100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 1999

Lincoln itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 253.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 1999

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 1999: 93.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years