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North Lincolnshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2021, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (306), and casualties rose from 427.

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

Collisions in 2021
344
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
441
Up 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
25% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lincolnshire in 2021

2% of collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in North Lincolnshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious8625%
  • Slight25173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious8920%
  • Slight34578%

North Lincolnshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lincolnshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 802 in 1988. 2021 is highlighted, with 344, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 344
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (5.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.7%)
  • February14 (4.1%)
  • March27 (7.8%)
  • April31 (9%)
  • May22 (6.4%)
  • June32 (9.3%)
  • July24 (7%)
  • August28 (8.1%)
  • September32 (9.3%)
  • October41 (12%)
  • November33 (9.6%)
  • December30 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (72%)
  • Wet or damp82 (24%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph185 (54%)
  • 40 mph53 (15%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph57 (17%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (15%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (63%)
  • Cyclist47 (11%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2061 (14%)
  • 21 to 2546 (10%)
  • 26 to 3583 (19%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (11%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.4%)
  • Over 7525 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (71%)
  • Passenger85 (19%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lincolnshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lincolnshire had the 87th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lincolnshire in 2021

Town, North Lincolnshire, DN15 7PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lincolnshire in 2021, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Lincolnshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A18 had the most collisions in North Lincolnshire in 2021: 45, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lincolnshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18456419
2ndA1077254009
3rdM180141904
4thA15131903
5thB1206131913
6thB1450111402
7thA161101602
8thA102981001
9thB150181003
10thA1597702
11thA1805900
12thM1814401
13thA1603301
14thB12073311
15thB12163300
16thB14303300
17thB12182310
18thB13922401
19thB13962301
20thB13982200

Towns in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2021

Scunthorpe had the most collisions of any town in North Lincolnshire in 2021: 145.

Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire: crashes in 2021

DN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lincolnshire in 2021: 93.

Latest crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lincolnshire in 2021, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

North Lincolnshire road accidents in other years