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North East Lincolnshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 652 road traffic collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 1979, and 819 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,450 collisions in North East Lincolnshire.

Collisions in 1979
652
Casualties in 1979
819
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
30% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Lincolnshire in 1979

0.6% of collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1% and 20% in North East Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious19330%
  • Slight45570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious22027%
  • Slight59573%

North East Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 812 in 1985. 1979 is highlighted, with 652.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday102 (16%)
  • Saturday104 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (5.7%)
  • February53 (8.1%)
  • March64 (9.8%)
  • April53 (8.1%)
  • May67 (10%)
  • June57 (8.7%)
  • July54 (8.3%)
  • August61 (9.4%)
  • September60 (9.2%)
  • October23 (3.5%)
  • November59 (9%)
  • December64 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (65%)
  • Wet or damp190 (29%)
  • Frost or ice27 (4.1%)
  • Snow8 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph556 (85%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph57 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway597 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (26%)
  • Pedestrian181 (22%)
  • Cyclist135 (16%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1064 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1574 (9%)
  • 16 to 20237 (29%)
  • 21 to 2585 (10%)
  • 26 to 35118 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (6.2%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider496 (61%)
  • Pedestrian181 (22%)
  • Passenger142 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (52%)
  • Motorcycle223 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle140 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Lincolnshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North East Lincolnshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North East Lincolnshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Lincolnshire had the 133rd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North East Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A1098 and A1136 had the most collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 1979, with 69 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Lincolnshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10986983021
2ndA11366992118
3rdA165470015
4thA184457114
5thB12132837010
6thB1203131304
7thA1031111104
8thB1444111705
9thB1212101303
10thB12196605
11thB12144601
12thB13744600
13thB12103400
14thB12152501
15thA461100
16thB12311101

Towns in North East Lincolnshire: crashes in 1979

Grimsby had the most collisions of any town in North East Lincolnshire in 1979: 395.

Postcode districts in North East Lincolnshire: crashes in 1979

DN32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Lincolnshire in 1979: 159.

Latest crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

North East Lincolnshire road accidents in other years