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North East Lincolnshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 2008, and 879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007 (531), and casualties rose from 807.

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

Collisions in 2008
529
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
879
Up 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Lincolnshire in 2008

0.8% of collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 20% in North East Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8716%
  • Slight43883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious9711%
  • Slight77788%

North East Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 812 in 1985. 2008 is highlighted, with 529, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (10%)
  • February43 (8.1%)
  • March45 (8.5%)
  • April40 (7.6%)
  • May53 (10%)
  • June36 (6.8%)
  • July37 (7%)
  • August36 (6.8%)
  • September42 (7.9%)
  • October63 (12%)
  • November43 (8.1%)
  • December37 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (67%)
  • Wet or damp160 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph415 (78%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph60 (11%)
  • 70 mph29 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (80%)
  • Roundabout51 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant592 (67%)
  • Cyclist82 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20166 (19%)
  • 21 to 25105 (12%)
  • 26 to 35121 (14%)
  • 36 to 45144 (16%)
  • 46 to 5596 (11%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4%)
  • Over 7530 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (65%)
  • Passenger237 (27%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car720 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Lincolnshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Lincolnshire had the 105th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North East Lincolnshire in 2008

West Marsh, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 2JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in North East Lincolnshire in 2008, with 50 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North East Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A180 had the most collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 2008: 82, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Lincolnshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1808214917
2ndA46356406
3rdA16234103
4thB1210234404
5thA1136183202
6thA1031162513
7thA1098163004
8thA18153314
9thB1203142902
10thA1243121802
11thB1213102003
12thB121291300
13thA11734601
14thB12193602
15thA1602200
16thB14442300
17thB12141200

Towns in North East Lincolnshire: crashes in 2008

Grimsby had the most collisions of any town in North East Lincolnshire in 2008: 282.

Postcode districts in North East Lincolnshire: crashes in 2008

DN31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Lincolnshire in 2008: 109.

Latest crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

North East Lincolnshire road accidents in other years