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Lincoln road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2021, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2020 (174), and casualties fell from 205.

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

Collisions in 2021
168
Down 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
197
Down 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2021

0.6% of collisions in Lincoln in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3420%
  • Slight13379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3518%
  • Slight16182%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 168, down 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 168
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (17%)
  • Tuesday28 (17%)
  • Wednesday19 (11%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.8%)
  • February9 (5.4%)
  • March13 (7.7%)
  • April19 (11%)
  • May8 (4.8%)
  • June14 (8.3%)
  • July22 (13%)
  • August15 (8.9%)
  • September10 (6%)
  • October15 (8.9%)
  • November16 (9.5%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (74%)
  • Wet or damp36 (21%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph136 (81%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (44%)
  • Cyclist46 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (14%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2022 (11%)
  • 21 to 2526 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (18%)
  • 46 to 5524 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (71%)
  • Passenger29 (15%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (15%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Tram1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2021.

Collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2021

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2021, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2021

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2021: 15, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15151801
2ndB1262141802
3rdA1434111201
4thB1003111105
5thB1308101103
6thA4691200
7thB12738802
8thB11906803
9thA574602
10thB12264400
11thB13784500
12thB11883401
13thB11822400
14thA6071101
15thB10331100
16thB11031101
17thB13981100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2021

Lincoln had 150 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2021

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2021: 55.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years