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North Lincolnshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2020, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2019 (410), and casualties fell from 543.

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

Collisions in 2020
306
Down 25% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
427
Down 21% on 2019
Fatal collisions
11
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lincolnshire in 2020

3.6% of collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2020 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight23075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious7518%
  • Slight34180%

North Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 802 in 1988. 2020 is highlighted, with 306, down 25% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.8%)
  • February28 (9.2%)
  • March23 (7.5%)
  • April10 (3.3%)
  • May23 (7.5%)
  • June26 (8.5%)
  • July26 (8.5%)
  • August27 (8.8%)
  • September38 (12%)
  • October21 (6.9%)
  • November25 (8.2%)
  • December29 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (5.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (72%)
  • Wet or damp80 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph155 (51%)
  • 40 mph31 (10%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph69 (23%)
  • 70 mph31 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (16%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (64%)
  • Cyclist50 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2056 (13%)
  • 21 to 2555 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.8%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (68%)
  • Passenger101 (24%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown19 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lincolnshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lincolnshire had the 89th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lincolnshire in 2020

Town, North Lincolnshire, DN15 7PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lincolnshire in 2020, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A18 had the most collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2020: 31, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lincolnshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18314145
2ndA1077263605
3rdM180173312
4thA161122003
5thA1591211
6thA18081203
7thA1597902
8thB120751102
9thB14505602
10thA10294401
11thA1604401
12thB12184401
13thB12063301
14thB14303700
15thB12042200
16thB12052200
17thB12112200
18thB139821500
19thB14002200
20thB14342311

Towns in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2020

Scunthorpe had the most collisions of any town in North Lincolnshire in 2020: 119.

Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2020

DN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lincolnshire in 2020: 75.

Latest crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2020, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

North Lincolnshire road accidents in other years