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South Holland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 2017, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2016 (266), and casualties fell from 352.

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

Collisions in 2017
229
Down 14% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
293
Down 17% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
27% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 2017

1.3% of collisions in South Holland in 2017 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6227%
  • Slight16472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6924%
  • Slight22075%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 229, down 14% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.4%)
  • February19 (8.3%)
  • March17 (7.4%)
  • April20 (8.7%)
  • May22 (9.6%)
  • June18 (7.9%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August14 (6.1%)
  • September17 (7.4%)
  • October22 (9.6%)
  • November18 (7.9%)
  • December21 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (64%)
  • Wet or damp78 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (42%)
  • 40 mph16 (7%)
  • 50 mph15 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph102 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (68%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2029 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2544 (15%)
  • 26 to 3563 (22%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (15%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (67%)
  • Passenger62 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (75%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2017.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Holland in 2017

Spalding Castle, South Holland, PE11 1SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Holland in 2017, with 28 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 2017

The A151 had the most collisions in South Holland in 2017: 38, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1513842011
2ndA17222806
3rdA16173014
4thB1165101102
5thB116881014
6thA1527803
7thB151571102
8thA5261002
9thB117261102
10thB11665800
11thB13565901
12thA11013301
13thA11753301
14thB11733701
15thA152300
16thB13572201
17thB13592201
18thA1571100
19thB11100
20thB11371100

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 2017

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 2017: 59.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 2017

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 2017: 110.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in South Holland in 2017, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years