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North Lincolnshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2015, and 667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2014 (544), and casualties fell from 805.

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

Collisions in 2015
449
Down 17% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
667
Down 17% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lincolnshire in 2015

0.9% of collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7918%
  • Slight36682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8813%
  • Slight57586%

North Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 802 in 1988. 2015 is highlighted, with 449, down 17% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday83 (18%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.2%)
  • February31 (6.9%)
  • March34 (7.6%)
  • April31 (6.9%)
  • May33 (7.3%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July38 (8.5%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September43 (9.6%)
  • October30 (6.7%)
  • November39 (8.7%)
  • December38 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (71%)
  • Wet or damp120 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph232 (52%)
  • 40 mph54 (12%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph109 (24%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (76%)
  • Roundabout53 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 20107 (16%)
  • 21 to 2599 (15%)
  • 26 to 35128 (19%)
  • 36 to 4585 (13%)
  • 46 to 5589 (13%)
  • 56 to 6558 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider462 (69%)
  • Passenger159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car607 (74%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lincolnshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lincolnshire had the 90th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lincolnshire in 2015

Town, North Lincolnshire, DN15 7PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lincolnshire in 2015, with 38 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in North Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A18 had the most collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2015: 58, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lincolnshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1858108110
2ndA1077365508
3rdM180254111
4thA15212816
5thB1206162703
6thB1450162102
7thA161142202
8thA102991600
9thA18081202
10thB120771801
11thB143071200
12thB15017901
13thA1595602
14thB13985501
15thA1603300
16thB12163601
17thB14003502
18thB12112201
19thB12182200
20thB13922200

Towns in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2015

Scunthorpe had the most collisions of any town in North Lincolnshire in 2015: 181.

Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2015

DN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lincolnshire in 2015: 129.

Latest crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

North Lincolnshire road accidents in other years