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North Lincolnshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 26,652 road traffic collisions in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025, and 36,932 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 554 were fatal and 5,678 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 330 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (314), and casualties fell from 454 to 441.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
26,652
112th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36,932
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
554
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
330
Up 5% on 2024

Crash severity in North Lincolnshire

2.1% of collisions in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5542.1%
  • Serious5,67821%
  • Slight20,42077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5961.6%
  • Serious6,59318%
  • Slight29,74381%

North Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 802 in 1988. In 2025 there were 330, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025330441
2024314454
2023369500
2022346459
2021344441
2020306427
2019410543
2018401534
2017411554
2016412568
2015449667
2014544805
2013513778
2012480699
2011522769
2010502747
2009523776
2008580869
2007583908
2006550827
2005536808
2004625929
2003610861
2002612875
2001620877
2000592833
1999582806
1998619874
1997652930
1996696968
1995645837
1994679935
1993661938
1992688942
1991688911
1990724992
1989731959
1988802978
1987700913
1986633857
1985714978
1984704903
1983631822
1982620830
1981644835
1980672870
1979683905

When and where crashes happen in North Lincolnshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,885 (15%)
  • Tuesday3,760 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,868 (15%)
  • Thursday4,067 (15%)
  • Friday4,479 (17%)
  • Saturday3,738 (14%)
  • Sunday2,855 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59923 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59618 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,479 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,520 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,838 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,589 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,065 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,619 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,198 (8.2%)
  • February1,955 (7.3%)
  • March2,087 (7.8%)
  • April1,942 (7.3%)
  • May2,141 (8%)
  • June2,112 (7.9%)
  • July2,246 (8.4%)
  • August2,287 (8.6%)
  • September2,345 (8.8%)
  • October2,367 (8.9%)
  • November2,518 (9.4%)
  • December2,453 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,809 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,192 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,337 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown195 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit111 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22,018 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,932 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds456 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist389 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds232 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds228 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds48 (0.2%)
  • Other220 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded129 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry16,690 (63%)
  • Wet or damp8,523 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1,176 (4.4%)
  • Snow222 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep13 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud8 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph63 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph14,400 (54%)
  • 40 mph2,475 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph313 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph6,907 (26%)
  • 70 mph2,459 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,572 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway3,032 (11%)
  • Roundabout1,669 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road344 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Lincolnshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,850 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist5,376 (15%)
  • Pedestrian3,465 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist3,446 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant1,179 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)636 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant354 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant187 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant180 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant165 (0.4%)
  • Other75 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5828 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101,452 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 152,274 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 208,111 (22%)
  • 21 to 254,687 (13%)
  • 26 to 356,139 (17%)
  • 36 to 454,841 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,683 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,395 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 751,373 (3.7%)
  • Over 75949 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded200 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider24,164 (65%)
  • Passenger9,303 (25%)
  • Pedestrian3,465 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car31,722 (68%)
  • Motorcycle5,531 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle3,583 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,406 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,165 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach447 (1%)
  • Other vehicle344 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car220 (0.5%)
  • Minibus129 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown85 (0.2%)
  • Other144 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Lincolnshire

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

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Lincolnshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lincolnshire had the 112th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
109thSwindon27,15835,3723274,445
110thSouthend-on-Sea27,13934,1762754,665
111thNew Forest26,81836,1195255,988
112thNorth Lincolnshire (this area)26,65236,9325545,678
113thRhondda Cynon Taf26,64837,1234963,869
114thHuntingdonshire26,47237,9066355,342
115thBlackpool26,44934,7742955,170

Accident hotspots in North Lincolnshire

Town, North Lincolnshire, DN15 7PT area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Lincolnshire, with 962 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in North Lincolnshire with the most crashes

The A18 had the most collisions in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,435, including 101 fatal and 689 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA183,4355,163101689
2ndA10771,8022,70860419
3rdA1591,3501,82120249
4thM1809151,52029155
5thA1618721,30827191
6thA10298631,18418165
7thA158421,28329175
8thB14508241,05511159
9thB120652280519117
10thB14304025421195
11thB12073885661390
12thB1501384464295
13thB12163474582106
14thB13983445381192
15thA1803345671471
16thA160265396860
17thB1378192214135
18thB1400155229337
19thB1392153209154
20thB1396138236351

Towns in North Lincolnshire

Scunthorpe had the most collisions of any town in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025: 10,873.

Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire

DN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025: 6,942.

Latest crashes in North Lincolnshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in North Lincolnshire, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity