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North Lincolnshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2016, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2015 (449), and casualties fell from 667.

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

Collisions in 2016
412
Down 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
568
Down 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lincolnshire in 2016

2.4% of collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight33782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious7213%
  • Slight48686%

North Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 802 in 1988. 2016 is highlighted, with 412, down 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday78 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.3%)
  • February40 (9.7%)
  • March25 (6.1%)
  • April46 (11%)
  • May27 (6.6%)
  • June39 (9.5%)
  • July24 (5.8%)
  • August33 (8%)
  • September26 (6.3%)
  • October40 (9.7%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December32 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (7.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (72%)
  • Wet or damp102 (25%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph228 (55%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph91 (22%)
  • 70 mph36 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (13%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (65%)
  • Cyclist55 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4%)
  • 16 to 2088 (15%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 4588 (15%)
  • 46 to 5577 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.9%)
  • Over 7523 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (68%)
  • Passenger132 (23%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown18 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lincolnshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lincolnshire had the 107th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lincolnshire in 2016

Town, North Lincolnshire, DN15 7PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lincolnshire in 2016, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in North Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A18 had the most collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2016: 58, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lincolnshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18588807
2ndA1077304804
3rdA15192505
4thM180141911
5thA180112321
6thB1206111402
7thA102991511
8thA15991302
9thA16191602
10thB120791611
11thB145091502
12thB12045602
13thB15015500
14thA1603300
15thB13923400
16thB13963400
17thB14003301
18thA11732200
19thB12112201
20thB14302300

Towns in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2016

Scunthorpe had the most collisions of any town in North Lincolnshire in 2016: 143.

Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2016

DN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lincolnshire in 2016: 101.

Latest crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2016, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

North Lincolnshire road accidents in other years