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Lincoln road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2008, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2007 (278), and casualties rose from 364.

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

Collisions in 2008
289
Up 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
367
Up 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Lincoln in 2008 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious279.3%
  • Slight26090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious277.4%
  • Slight33792%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 289, up 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (18%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.3%)
  • February26 (9%)
  • March26 (9%)
  • April24 (8.3%)
  • May18 (6.2%)
  • June28 (9.7%)
  • July20 (6.9%)
  • August14 (4.8%)
  • September28 (9.7%)
  • October26 (9%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (66%)
  • Wet or damp93 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph231 (80%)
  • 40 mph34 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (59%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)
  • Cyclist41 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6%)
  • 16 to 2073 (20%)
  • 21 to 2554 (15%)
  • 26 to 3568 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (61%)
  • Passenger85 (23%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (76%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lincoln ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2008.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2008

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2008, with 67 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2008

The B1003 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2008: 32, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1003324902
2ndA15264213
3rdB1273182201
4thB1308181802
5thA57152100
6thB1262151803
7thA1434141703
8thA46131502
9thB119081011
10thB11825600
11thB13604601
12thB13784400
13thB13984400
14thB12263400
15thA1582200
16thB11882300
17thA521100
18thB11031200
19thB13801100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2008

Lincoln had 257 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2008

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2008: 95.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years