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North East Lincolnshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 27,450 road traffic collisions in North East Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025, and 35,734 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 281 were fatal and 5,465 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 323 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (357), and casualties fell from 448 to 390.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
27,450
108th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35,734
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
281
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
323
Down 10% on 2024

Crash severity in North East Lincolnshire

1% of collisions in North East Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2811%
  • Serious5,46520%
  • Slight21,70479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3010.8%
  • Serious6,05717%
  • Slight29,37682%

North East Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 812 in 1985. In 2025 there were 323, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 323
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025323390
2024357448
2023337404
2022326401
2021325404
2020305370
2019426520
2018403506
2017432535
2016400536
2015435575
2014516729
2013457659
2012509771
2011506756
2010446634
2009536849
2008529879
2007531807
2006599894
2005488682
2004571771
2003634846
2002717911
2001668864
2000736938
1999658883
1998702940
1997687871
1996648812
1995715908
1994678869
1993592728
1992722910
1991678842
1990772921
1989780967
1988744909
1987710860
1986809995
19858121,007
1984790965
1983659786
1982738890
1981703912
1980689861
1979652819

When and where crashes happen in North East Lincolnshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,906 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,163 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,083 (15%)
  • Thursday4,099 (15%)
  • Friday4,556 (17%)
  • Saturday3,849 (14%)
  • Sunday2,794 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59842 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59482 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,032 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,844 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,452 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597,367 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,905 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,526 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,111 (7.7%)
  • February2,009 (7.3%)
  • March2,123 (7.7%)
  • April2,078 (7.6%)
  • May2,258 (8.2%)
  • June2,333 (8.5%)
  • July2,425 (8.8%)
  • August2,310 (8.4%)
  • September2,410 (8.8%)
  • October2,451 (8.9%)
  • November2,588 (9.4%)
  • December2,354 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight20,068 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,459 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting699 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown143 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit71 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23,178 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,007 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds387 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds226 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds171 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist134 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds37 (0.1%)
  • Other170 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded140 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry18,785 (68%)
  • Wet or damp7,954 (29%)
  • Frost or ice540 (2%)
  • Snow139 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph8 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph198 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph23,176 (84%)
  • 40 mph812 (3%)
  • 50 mph220 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2,063 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph935 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway23,202 (85%)
  • Roundabout2,090 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1,641 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road468 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded49 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North East Lincolnshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,839 (47%)
  • Cyclist5,851 (16%)
  • Pedestrian5,763 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist4,867 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant995 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant753 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)252 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant137 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant116 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant77 (0.2%)
  • Other55 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,175 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 102,071 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 153,074 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 206,983 (20%)
  • 21 to 254,039 (11%)
  • 26 to 355,400 (15%)
  • 36 to 454,219 (12%)
  • 46 to 553,416 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 652,368 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 751,526 (4.3%)
  • Over 751,188 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded275 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider21,928 (61%)
  • Passenger8,043 (23%)
  • Pedestrian5,763 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car31,980 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle6,091 (13%)
  • Motorcycle5,097 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,307 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach1,107 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes971 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car285 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle234 (0.5%)
  • Minibus123 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown59 (0.1%)
  • Other102 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North East Lincolnshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North East Lincolnshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North East Lincolnshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Lincolnshire had the 108th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
120th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
105thSutton27,85734,3182684,470
106thTameside27,80636,6793334,096
107thEpping Forest27,73739,0185325,521
108thNorth East Lincolnshire (this area)27,45035,7342815,465
109thSwindon27,15835,3723274,445
110thSouthend-on-Sea27,13934,1762754,665
111thNew Forest26,81836,1195255,988

Accident hotspots in North East Lincolnshire

Heneage, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 9BS area is the busiest accident hotspot in North East Lincolnshire, with 1,309 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in North East Lincolnshire with the most crashes

The A180 had the most collisions in North East Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,035, including 26 fatal and 325 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1802,0352,94126325
2ndA161,6172,16010291
3rdA461,5682,24221310
4thA10981,3191,79011302
5thA11361,2591,65121239
6thA187881,19431204
7thB12136248251122
8thA10314976579135
9thB12034926638115
10thA1243440577275
11thB121044066711110
12thB1212240309043
13thB1219227305554
14thB1444227284346
15thA1173217282459
16thB1374169208222
17thA16081124124
18thB12145259011
19thB1215334108
20thB14313348016

Towns in North East Lincolnshire

Grimsby had the most collisions of any town in North East Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025: 15,872.

Postcode districts in North East Lincolnshire

DN32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025: 5,863.

Latest crashes in North East Lincolnshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in North East Lincolnshire, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity