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North Lincolnshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2008, and 869 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2007 (583), and casualties fell from 908.

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

Collisions in 2008
580
Down 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
869
Down 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lincolnshire in 2008

1.7% of collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight47983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious11213%
  • Slight74786%

North Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 802 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 580, down 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 in 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (16%)
  • Tuesday99 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (11%)
  • Thursday101 (17%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.7%)
  • February56 (9.7%)
  • March49 (8.4%)
  • April61 (11%)
  • May36 (6.2%)
  • June35 (6%)
  • July52 (9%)
  • August42 (7.2%)
  • September43 (7.4%)
  • October49 (8.4%)
  • November47 (8.1%)
  • December54 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight414 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds485 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (62%)
  • Wet or damp180 (31%)
  • Frost or ice40 (6.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (48%)
  • 40 mph66 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph172 (30%)
  • 70 mph61 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (13%)
  • Roundabout43 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20178 (20%)
  • 21 to 25105 (12%)
  • 26 to 35153 (18%)
  • 36 to 45130 (15%)
  • 46 to 55106 (12%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider586 (67%)
  • Passenger213 (25%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car754 (75%)
  • Motorcycle75 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lincolnshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Lincolnshire ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lincolnshire had the 95th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lincolnshire in 2008

Town, North Lincolnshire, DN15 7PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lincolnshire in 2008, with 55 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in North Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A18 had the most collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2008: 76, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lincolnshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1876120113
2ndA10775073111
3rdA15263913
4thA161213420
5thM180213913
6thA159192812
7thA180112301
8thB1207111401
9thB1206102302
10thA102991302
11thB13989911
12thB150191203
13thA16081003
14thB139671700
15thB143071100
16thB145071100
17thB14006801
18thB12115701
19thM1814600
20thB12163300

Towns in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2008

Scunthorpe had the most collisions of any town in North Lincolnshire in 2008: 207.

Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2008

DN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lincolnshire in 2008: 150.

Latest crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

North Lincolnshire road accidents in other years