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Lincoln road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2015, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2014 (282), and casualties rose from 356.

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

Collisions in 2015
303
Up 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
367
Up 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2015

1% of collisions in Lincoln in 2015 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious258.3%
  • Slight27591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious256.8%
  • Slight33992%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 303, up 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (19%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.3%)
  • February19 (6.3%)
  • March17 (5.6%)
  • April25 (8.3%)
  • May29 (9.6%)
  • June27 (8.9%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September27 (8.9%)
  • October29 (9.6%)
  • November22 (7.3%)
  • December21 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (6.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (71%)
  • Wet or damp72 (24%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (87%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph9 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (13%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (46%)
  • Pedestrian72 (20%)
  • Cyclist64 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (16%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (62%)
  • Pedestrian72 (20%)
  • Passenger69 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (12%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had the 176th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2015

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2015, with 75 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2015

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2015: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15293715
2ndA46233201
3rdB1308222704
4thB1262182100
5thB1273182201
6thB1003162014
7thA57151602
8thB1378131600
9thA143491111
10thB11907801
11thB11825500
12thB11883300
13thB12263300
14thB13983300
15thB13602200
16thA1581200

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2015

Lincoln itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 270.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2015

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2015: 96.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years