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Lincoln road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2019, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2018 (237), and casualties rose from 284.

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

Collisions in 2019
235
Down 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
296
Up 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2019

0.9% of collisions in Lincoln in 2019 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4519%
  • Slight18880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight24583%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 235, down 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday46 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (10%)
  • February12 (5.1%)
  • March14 (6%)
  • April22 (9.4%)
  • May14 (6%)
  • June12 (5.1%)
  • July18 (7.7%)
  • August20 (8.5%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October21 (8.9%)
  • November30 (13%)
  • December23 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (67%)
  • Wet or damp72 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph200 (85%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (11%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (46%)
  • Pedestrian76 (26%)
  • Cyclist40 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2033 (11%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3564 (22%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (16%)
  • 56 to 6528 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (3%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (60%)
  • Pedestrian76 (26%)
  • Passenger43 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lincoln ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 2019.

Collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2019

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2019, with 52 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2019

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2019: 22, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15223405
2ndB1003192305
3rdA1434142413
4thB1308121301
5thA57101100
6thB126291001
7thB119081001
8thB12738902
9thB13607901
10thA4661203
11thB137861102
12thB12265500
13thA14401
14thA1581200
15thB11821100
16thB11881200
17thB13981101

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2019

Lincoln had 220 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2019

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2019: 72.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2019, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years