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North Lincolnshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2017, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016 (412), and casualties fell from 568.

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

Collisions in 2017
411
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
554
Down 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lincolnshire in 2017

1.5% of collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious8220%
  • Slight32379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious10018%
  • Slight44781%

North Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 802 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 411, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.5%)
  • February34 (8.3%)
  • March36 (8.8%)
  • April26 (6.3%)
  • May39 (9.5%)
  • June36 (8.8%)
  • July27 (6.6%)
  • August35 (8.5%)
  • September51 (12%)
  • October27 (6.6%)
  • November31 (7.5%)
  • December30 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (78%)
  • Wet or damp75 (18%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph213 (52%)
  • 40 mph52 (13%)
  • 50 mph25 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph80 (19%)
  • 70 mph40 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (15%)
  • Roundabout40 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (67%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (12%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 35112 (20%)
  • 36 to 4568 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (69%)
  • Passenger119 (21%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (73%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lincolnshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lincolnshire had the 98th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lincolnshire in 2017

Town, North Lincolnshire, DN15 7PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lincolnshire in 2017, with 33 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in North Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A18 had the most collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2017: 53, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lincolnshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA185381011
2ndA1077284814
3rdA15202506
4thM180182603
5thA161131902
6thA180101614
7thA102991011
8thA1598900
9thB120671102
10thB15016803
11thB12075602
12thB14505500
13thB12184502
14thB13984601
15thA10843301
16thA1603300
17thB13963300
18thM1813400
19thB12112200
20thB12162200

Towns in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2017

Scunthorpe had the most collisions of any town in North Lincolnshire in 2017: 155.

Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2017

DN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lincolnshire in 2017: 107.

Latest crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

North Lincolnshire road accidents in other years