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North Lincolnshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 683 road traffic collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1979, and 905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,652 collisions in North Lincolnshire.

Collisions in 1979
683
Casualties in 1979
905
Fatal collisions
20
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
26% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lincolnshire in 1979

2.9% of collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.9%
  • Serious17926%
  • Slight48471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious22225%
  • Slight66273%

North Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 802 in 1988. 1979 is highlighted, with 683.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday81 (12%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (17%)
  • Friday112 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.3%)
  • February39 (5.7%)
  • March49 (7.2%)
  • April52 (7.6%)
  • May56 (8.2%)
  • June67 (9.8%)
  • July63 (9.2%)
  • August60 (8.8%)
  • September71 (10%)
  • October32 (4.7%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December72 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds536 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Other20 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (61%)
  • Wet or damp213 (31%)
  • Frost or ice37 (5.4%)
  • Snow19 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph403 (59%)
  • 40 mph53 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph21 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph190 (28%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway588 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist308 (34%)
  • Pedestrian105 (12%)
  • Cyclist89 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1047 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20290 (32%)
  • 21 to 2595 (10%)
  • 26 to 35138 (15%)
  • 36 to 4590 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider605 (67%)
  • Passenger195 (22%)
  • Pedestrian105 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (49%)
  • Motorcycle323 (28%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lincolnshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North Lincolnshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Lincolnshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lincolnshire had the 121st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
121st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
136th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A18 had the most collisions in North Lincolnshire in 1979: 86, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lincolnshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1886112520
2ndB1450384316
3rdA159373915
4thA1029343816
5thA1077315119
6thB1216222809
7thB14301928210
8thA160184417
9thA15162715
10thA161152116
11thB1398121704
12thB1378111101
13thM180112213
14thB120792212
15thB150181002
16thB139671103
17thB13925502
18thB14314500
19thM1814420
20thB12042302

Towns in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 1979

Scunthorpe had the most collisions of any town in North Lincolnshire in 1979: 350.

Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 1979

DN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lincolnshire in 1979: 198.

Latest crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lincolnshire in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

North Lincolnshire road accidents in other years