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Lincoln road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2012, and 355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (292), and casualties fell from 371.

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

Collisions in 2012
273
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
355
Down 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2012

None of the collisions in Lincoln in 2012 were fatal and 11% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight24489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious349.6%
  • Slight32190%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 273, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (19%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.2%)
  • February17 (6.2%)
  • March23 (8.4%)
  • April26 (9.5%)
  • May21 (7.7%)
  • June13 (4.8%)
  • July26 (9.5%)
  • August18 (6.6%)
  • September32 (12%)
  • October32 (12%)
  • November24 (8.8%)
  • December16 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (69%)
  • Wet or damp77 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph222 (81%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (69%)
  • Roundabout35 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (14%)
  • Pedestrian49 (14%)
  • Cyclist32 (9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2076 (21%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (64%)
  • Passenger80 (23%)
  • Pedestrian49 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2012.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2012

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2012, with 58 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2012

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2012: 27, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15274105
2ndB1003212605
3rdB1262212403
4thA1434202603
5thA46202400
6thA57193001
7thB1308172401
8thB1190101501
9thB127381200
10thB11825600
11thB11885700
12thB13604501
13thB13784402
14thB12263400
15thB13982200
16thA1581200

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2012

Lincoln had 234 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2012

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2012: 75.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years