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Lincoln road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2004, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2003 (315), and casualties rose from 400.

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

Collisions in 2004
339
Up 8% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
417
Up 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
5% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Lincoln in 2004 were fatal and 5% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious175%
  • Slight32094%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious194.6%
  • Slight39695%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 339, up 8% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (17%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February29 (8.6%)
  • March21 (6.2%)
  • April20 (5.9%)
  • May26 (7.7%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July29 (8.6%)
  • August20 (5.9%)
  • September50 (15%)
  • October28 (8.3%)
  • November21 (6.2%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (71%)
  • Wet or damp97 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph287 (85%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (48%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (15%)
  • Cyclist61 (15%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (19%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.2%)
  • Over 7514 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (65%)
  • Passenger79 (19%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (70%)
  • Motorcycle66 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Lincoln

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lincoln ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 2004.

Collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2004

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2004, with 55 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2004

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2004: 29, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15293612
2ndB1003192704
3rdA1434181900
4thB1262171801
5thB1308162301
6thB1378152500
7thA57141500
8thA46131501
9thB1273121600
10thB1190111301
11thB11827800
12thB11884401
13thB12263300
14thA1582301
15thB13602200
16thB13982300
17thB14342200
18thB10021200
19thB13801200

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2004

Lincoln had 307 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2004

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2004: 111.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years