Skip to main content
CrashStats

Lincoln road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2009, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2008 (289), and casualties rose from 367.

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

Collisions in 2009
320
Up 11% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
431
Up 17% on 2008
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2009

None of the collisions in Lincoln in 2009 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight28088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4310%
  • Slight38890%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 320, up 11% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.8%)
  • February11 (3.4%)
  • March28 (8.8%)
  • April19 (5.9%)
  • May31 (9.7%)
  • June30 (9.4%)
  • July19 (5.9%)
  • August20 (6.3%)
  • September27 (8.4%)
  • October43 (13%)
  • November41 (13%)
  • December26 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (72%)
  • Wet or damp78 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph266 (83%)
  • 40 mph32 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (13%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (60%)
  • Pedestrian62 (14%)
  • Cyclist49 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6%)
  • 16 to 2084 (19%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4573 (17%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (61%)
  • Passenger105 (24%)
  • Pedestrian62 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2009.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 14 other areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2009

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2009, with 76 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2009

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2009: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15395708
2ndB1003294204
3rdA57222901
4thB1308202301
5thB1262192301
6thB1190152105
7thB1273141702
8thA1434131800
9thA46121702
10thB137891601
11thB12266602
12thB11825700
13thB11884500
14thB13983400
15thB13602300
16thA1581100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2009

Lincoln had 291 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2009

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2009: 92.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years