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South Holland road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 2012, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011, and casualties rose from 374.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,496 collisions in South Holland.

Collisions in 2012
265
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
401
Up 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 2012

2.3% of collisions in South Holland in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious5119%
  • Slight20878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight33283%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 265, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (19%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.8%)
  • February15 (5.7%)
  • March17 (6.4%)
  • April24 (9.1%)
  • May19 (7.2%)
  • June26 (9.8%)
  • July16 (6%)
  • August18 (6.8%)
  • September23 (8.7%)
  • October26 (9.8%)
  • November34 (13%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (55%)
  • Wet or damp103 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (36%)
  • 40 mph27 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph129 (49%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (94%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (20%)
  • 21 to 2563 (16%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (66%)
  • Passenger113 (28%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (75%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 2012.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Holland in 2012

Spalding Castle, South Holland, PE11 1SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Holland in 2012, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 2012

The A151 had the most collisions in South Holland in 2012: 42, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA151426317
2ndA16295635
3rdA17213206
4thB1359142803
5thB118091102
6thB116581003
7thB116671402
8thB11726700
9thA11015700
10thB13565600
11thB13975703
12thA1524401
13thA11753401
14thB11683602
15thB11733600
16thB15153400
17thA10732301
18thA522200
19thB13572200
20thA11041300

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 2012

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 2012: 61.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 2012

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 2012: 125.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years