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Lincoln road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2023, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2022, and casualties fell from 218.

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

Collisions in 2023
183
Level with 2022
Casualties in 2023
208
Down 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2023

1.6% of collisions in Lincoln in 2023 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2614%
  • Slight15484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2713%
  • Slight17886%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 183, level with 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (17%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday26 (14%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.6%)
  • February13 (7.1%)
  • March19 (10%)
  • April21 (11%)
  • May8 (4.4%)
  • June14 (7.7%)
  • July8 (4.4%)
  • August15 (8.2%)
  • September17 (9.3%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November18 (9.8%)
  • December17 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded21 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (67%)
  • Wet or damp58 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph150 (82%)
  • 40 mph17 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (42%)
  • Pedestrian51 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (16%)
  • Cyclist29 (14%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2031 (15%)
  • 21 to 2532 (15%)
  • 26 to 3535 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (62%)
  • Pedestrian51 (25%)
  • Passenger29 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car222 (71%)
  • Motorcycle34 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2023.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2023

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2023, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2023

The B1190 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2023: 13, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1190131402
2ndB1308121204
3rdA57111602
4thA15101102
5thA46101310
6thB10038801
7thB12738812
8thA14346600
9thB13784501
10thA522201
11thB11882510
12thB12261100
13thB13981200
14thB15251100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2023

Lincoln had 161 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2023

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2023: 60.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years