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Lincoln road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2010, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (320), and casualties fell from 431.

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

Collisions in 2010
296
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
362
Down 16% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Lincoln in 2010 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious248.1%
  • Slight27192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious246.6%
  • Slight33793%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 296, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (18%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.4%)
  • February24 (8.1%)
  • March20 (6.8%)
  • April27 (9.1%)
  • May25 (8.4%)
  • June19 (6.4%)
  • July26 (8.8%)
  • August28 (9.5%)
  • September23 (7.8%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November38 (13%)
  • December17 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (67%)
  • Wet or damp71 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.7%)
  • Snow7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph247 (83%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • Roundabout27 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (60%)
  • Cyclist47 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (12%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5%)
  • 16 to 2056 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (16%)
  • 26 to 3564 (18%)
  • 36 to 4561 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.9%)
  • Over 7515 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (69%)
  • Passenger70 (19%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2010.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2010

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2010, with 73 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2010

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2010: 41, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15414603
2ndB1003283412
3rdA57222901
4thB1308213502
5thB1273172002
6thB1262151501
7thA1434131301
8thA46131601
9thB1378111602
10thB1188101101
11thB11827700
12thB11905600
13thB12265601
14thA1582300
15thB13602200
16thB13982300

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2010

Lincoln had 256 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2010

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2010: 86.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years