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South Holland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,496 road traffic collisions in South Holland from 1979 to 2025, and 18,977 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 359 were fatal and 2,563 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 210 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (181), and casualties rose from 249 to 261.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,496
75th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,977
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
359
2.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
210
Up 16% on 2024

Crash severity in South Holland

2.7% of collisions in South Holland from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3592.7%
  • Serious2,56319%
  • Slight10,57478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4022.1%
  • Serious3,19017%
  • Slight15,38581%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. In 2025 there were 210, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 210
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210261
2024181249
2023196246
2022163234
2021181243
2020210278
2019242311
2018226294
2017229293
2016266352
2015243343
2014285399
2013298412
2012265401
2011265374
2010309417
2009249329
2008270382
2007312440
2006273382
2005314496
2004331496
2003365564
2002320461
2001315481
2000328509
1999357528
1998358551
1997349501
1996353479
1995293424
1994320459
1993298422
1992322460
1991281384
1990329465
1989387524
1988353498
1987315408
1986312414
1985273369
1984318433
1983290407
1982318441
1981285406
1980281405
1979258352

When and where crashes happen in South Holland

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,920 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,875 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,884 (14%)
  • Thursday1,989 (15%)
  • Friday2,303 (17%)
  • Saturday1,989 (15%)
  • Sunday1,536 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59560 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59348 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,028 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,890 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,260 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,192 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,040 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,178 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,124 (8.3%)
  • February993 (7.4%)
  • March916 (6.8%)
  • April939 (7%)
  • May1,080 (8%)
  • June1,131 (8.4%)
  • July1,212 (9%)
  • August1,108 (8.2%)
  • September1,177 (8.7%)
  • October1,236 (9.2%)
  • November1,252 (9.3%)
  • December1,328 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,567 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,936 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,731 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown173 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit71 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,438 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,459 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds416 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist264 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds204 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds98 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds44 (0.3%)
  • Other342 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded231 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,188 (61%)
  • Wet or damp4,440 (33%)
  • Frost or ice565 (4.2%)
  • Snow129 (1%)
  • Mud16 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded141 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,725 (35%)
  • 40 mph961 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph402 (3%)
  • 60 mph6,648 (49%)
  • 70 mph756 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,713 (94%)
  • Roundabout411 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road151 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded70 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in South Holland

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,336 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist2,020 (11%)
  • Cyclist1,625 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian1,260 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant621 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)440 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant274 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant144 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant121 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant64 (0.3%)
  • Other72 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5317 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10537 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 151,046 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 203,884 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,464 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,210 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,484 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,967 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,355 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75907 (4.8%)
  • Over 75642 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded164 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,687 (67%)
  • Passenger5,030 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,260 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,569 (70%)
  • Motorcycle2,030 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1,677 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,473 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,158 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle334 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach147 (0.6%)
  • Minibus143 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle129 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car79 (0.3%)
  • Other59 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in South Holland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Holland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Holland ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had the 75th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
75th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 161st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
274thAngus13,54418,5714504,330
275thLincoln13,54216,7271242,099
276thWyre Forest13,50818,1522752,598
277thSouth Holland (this area)13,49618,9773592,563
278thDarlington13,49518,3342302,301
279thLewes13,42318,5262592,865
280thVale of Glamorgan13,39518,3522572,177

Accident hotspots in South Holland

Spalding Castle, South Holland, PE11 1SX area is the busiest accident hotspot in South Holland, with 540 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes

The A151 had the most collisions in South Holland from 1979 to 2025: 1,909, including 45 fatal and 322 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1511,9092,55645322
2ndA171,4572,39858323
3rdA161,4352,16368301
4thA10736451,01826138
5thB1165545745497
6thB11684346001592
7thA1522934201163
8thB1356285386340
9thB1166274432853
10thB1359270400954
11thB1357243327438
12thB1515181245226
13thB1180164201736
14thA1101158277439
15thA52154245641
16thB1172134164223
17thB1397128198325
18thB1173122161110
19thB13906585010
20thB10404360112

Towns in South Holland

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland from 1979 to 2025: 2,739.

Postcode districts in South Holland

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland from 1979 to 2025: 6,877.

Latest crashes in South Holland

Of the latest 24 crashes in South Holland, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity