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Lincoln road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2017, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (266), and casualties fell from 339.

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

Collisions in 2017
255
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
290
Down 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2017

None of the collisions in Lincoln in 2017 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight20982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight24183%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 255, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 255
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9%)
  • February15 (5.9%)
  • March25 (9.8%)
  • April18 (7.1%)
  • May14 (5.5%)
  • June25 (9.8%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August16 (6.3%)
  • September17 (6.7%)
  • October20 (7.8%)
  • November22 (8.6%)
  • December32 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (71%)
  • Wet or damp67 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph215 (84%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph14 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (10%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (49%)
  • Pedestrian66 (23%)
  • Cyclist37 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2037 (13%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (20%)
  • 36 to 4548 (17%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (60%)
  • Pedestrian66 (23%)
  • Passenger50 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2017.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2017

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2017, with 60 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2017

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2017: 25, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15252901
2ndA57232805
3rdB1003181802
4thB1262161603
5thA46152100
6thB1308141806
7thA1434131502
8thB1273111201
9thB13786802
10thB11825500
11thB12265502
12thB11904502
13thB13604700
14thA1582300
15thB11882200
16thA521100
17thB13701100
18thB13981100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2017

Lincoln had 233 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2017

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2017: 75.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years