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Lincoln road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2005, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (339), and casualties fell from 417.

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

Collisions in 2005
324
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
411
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
4.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2005

None of the collisions in Lincoln in 2005 were fatal and 4.9% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious164.9%
  • Slight30895%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious174.1%
  • Slight39496%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 324, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.1%)
  • February32 (9.9%)
  • March25 (7.7%)
  • April23 (7.1%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June18 (5.6%)
  • July27 (8.3%)
  • August28 (8.6%)
  • September29 (9%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November27 (8.3%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (68%)
  • Wet or damp91 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph267 (82%)
  • 40 mph36 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (15%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (51%)
  • Pedestrian69 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (16%)
  • Cyclist52 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8%)
  • 16 to 2091 (22%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3556 (14%)
  • 36 to 4572 (18%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (63%)
  • Passenger83 (20%)
  • Pedestrian69 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (70%)
  • Motorcycle72 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2005.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2005

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2005, with 66 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2005

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2005: 29, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15293501
2ndA1434283301
3rdB1003223802
4thB1308202201
5thA46151901
6thA57152200
7thB1378151700
8thB1262131403
9thB1190101100
10thB127391100
11thB13986901
12thB11825601
13thB11885600
14thB13605500
15thA15841500
16thB12261100
17thB12371100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2005

Lincoln had 298 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2005

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2005: 118.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years