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North East Lincolnshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 2017, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2016 (400), and casualties fell from 536.

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

Collisions in 2017
432
Up 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
535
Level with 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Lincolnshire in 2017

0.7% of collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 20% in North East Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight34981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8516%
  • Slight44784%

North East Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 812 in 1985. 2017 is highlighted, with 432, up 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 432
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday88 (20%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday82 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February46 (11%)
  • March33 (7.6%)
  • April33 (7.6%)
  • May40 (9.3%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July30 (6.9%)
  • August29 (6.7%)
  • September34 (7.9%)
  • October38 (8.8%)
  • November36 (8.3%)
  • December31 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (5.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (79%)
  • Wet or damp78 (18%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph389 (90%)
  • 40 mph13 (3%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout40 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (49%)
  • Cyclist114 (21%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2054 (10%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3593 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (10%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6560 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7530 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (65%)
  • Passenger117 (22%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (15%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Lincolnshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Lincolnshire had the 89th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North East Lincolnshire in 2017

Heneage, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 9BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North East Lincolnshire in 2017, with 52 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in North East Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A180 had the most collisions in North East Lincolnshire in 2017: 37, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Lincolnshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA180374901
2ndA46303903
3rdA1243161704
4thA16161703
5thA1136131702
6thA1098101501
7thB121981000
8thA10317902
9thB12137903
10thA11735503
11thB12035701
12thA1604501
13thA184511
14thB12103300
15thB14443400
16thB12122200
17thB13742301

Towns in North East Lincolnshire: crashes in 2017

Grimsby had the most collisions of any town in North East Lincolnshire in 2017: 280.

Postcode districts in North East Lincolnshire: crashes in 2017

DN32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Lincolnshire in 2017: 108.

Latest crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Lincolnshire in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

North East Lincolnshire road accidents in other years