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Lincoln road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2024, and 212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2023 (183), and casualties rose from 208.

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

Collisions in 2024
184
Up 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
212
Up 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2024

None of the collisions in Lincoln in 2024 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight15584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight17984%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 184, up 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 184
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.7%)
  • February13 (7.1%)
  • March12 (6.5%)
  • April8 (4.3%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June14 (7.6%)
  • July15 (8.2%)
  • August12 (6.5%)
  • September14 (7.6%)
  • October18 (9.8%)
  • November23 (13%)
  • December19 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (8.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (74%)
  • Wet or damp44 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (83%)
  • 40 mph18 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (6%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout11 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (46%)
  • Pedestrian43 (20%)
  • Cyclist30 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (13%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2037 (17%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3533 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (15%)
  • 46 to 5521 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.7%)
  • Over 759 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (67%)
  • Pedestrian43 (20%)
  • Passenger27 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (67%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2024.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2024

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2024, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2024

The A1434 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2024: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1434172004
2ndB1003131502
3rdB1308131501
4thA15121501
5thA57121303
6thA466802
7thB12736801
8thB11905602
9thB13785502
10thB11884500
11thB11823300
12thB12262200
13thB11681100
14thB12781100
15thB13071100
16thB13951100
17thB13981101

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2024

Lincoln itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 162.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2024

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2024: 54.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years