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Lincoln road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2022, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2021 (168), and casualties rose from 197.

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

Collisions in 2022
183
Up 9% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
218
Up 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Lincoln in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight15384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight18585%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 183, up 9% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 183
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday15 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.8%)
  • February19 (10%)
  • March19 (10%)
  • April12 (6.6%)
  • May13 (7.1%)
  • June13 (7.1%)
  • July13 (7.1%)
  • August15 (8.2%)
  • September10 (5.5%)
  • October22 (12%)
  • November10 (5.5%)
  • December19 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (66%)
  • Wet or damp58 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (83%)
  • 40 mph20 (11%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (43%)
  • Cyclist41 (19%)
  • Pedestrian39 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (12%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2039 (18%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3534 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (16%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.8%)
  • Over 755 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (69%)
  • Pedestrian39 (18%)
  • Passenger28 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (13%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2022.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2022

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2022, with 42 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2022

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2022: 18, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15182604
2ndA57162001
3rdB1262141802
4thB1308141601
5thA1434111202
6thA46111300
7thB1003111101
8thB12739902
9thB11906713
10thB11823300
11thB13783400
12thA162200
13thB10082200
14thB11882201
15thB13602201
16thB11911100
17thB12261100
18thB12671100
19thB12781200
20thB9761300

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2022

Lincoln had 166 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2022

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2022: 51.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years