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Lincoln road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Lincoln in 2025, and 193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2024 (184), and casualties fell from 212.

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

Collisions in 2025
168
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
193
Down 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lincoln in 2025

0.6% of collisions in Lincoln in 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Lincoln from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight14486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2513%
  • Slight16787%

Lincoln road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lincoln, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 168, down 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (23%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (17%)
  • Thursday11 (6.5%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.4%)
  • February20 (12%)
  • March22 (13%)
  • April8 (4.8%)
  • May13 (7.7%)
  • June14 (8.3%)
  • July12 (7.1%)
  • August14 (8.3%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October9 (5.4%)
  • November16 (9.5%)
  • December12 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (73%)
  • Wet or damp42 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (82%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph10 (6%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (79%)
  • Roundabout16 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lincoln in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (46%)
  • Pedestrian45 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (13%)
  • Cyclist23 (12%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2030 (16%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3531 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (20%)
  • 46 to 5515 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.7%)
  • Over 7512 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (64%)
  • Pedestrian45 (23%)
  • Passenger25 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (71%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lincoln in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lincoln had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 2025.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lincoln in 2025

Boultham, Lincoln, LN5 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lincoln in 2025, with 36 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Lincoln with the most crashes in 2025

The A15 had the most collisions in Lincoln in 2025: 13, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lincoln, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15131302
2ndB1308121200
3rdA46111400
4thB1003111603
5thB1273111102
6thA57101312
7thB126291000
8thB119071103
9thB13787701
10thA14346601
11thB11823500
12thB11882300
13thB13982200
14thB11921101
15thB12261100

Towns in Lincoln: crashes in 2025

Lincoln had 146 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Lincoln: crashes in 2025

LN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lincoln in 2025: 49.

Latest crashes in Lincoln in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Lincoln in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2025.

Severity

Lincoln road accidents in other years