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South Holland road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in South Holland in 2025, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2024 (181), and casualties rose from 249.

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

Collisions in 2025
210
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
261
Up 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Holland in 2025

0.5% of collisions in South Holland in 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.7% and 19% in South Holland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3517%
  • Slight17483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4015%
  • Slight22084%

South Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 387 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 210, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 210
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.1%)
  • February13 (6.2%)
  • March19 (9%)
  • April21 (10%)
  • May20 (9.5%)
  • June20 (9.5%)
  • July13 (6.2%)
  • August19 (9%)
  • September18 (8.6%)
  • October17 (8.1%)
  • November19 (9%)
  • December16 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (74%)
  • Wet or damp49 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (44%)
  • 40 mph21 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph83 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (96%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Holland in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist21 (8%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5%)
  • 16 to 2037 (14%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3540 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (18%)
  • 46 to 5524 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7525 (9.6%)
  • Over 7517 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (71%)
  • Passenger53 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car268 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Holland in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Holland had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2025.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Holland in 2025

Spalding Castle, South Holland, PE11 1SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Holland in 2025, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Holland with the most crashes in 2025

The A151 had the most collisions in South Holland in 2025: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Holland, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA151202503
2ndA17182105
3rdA16132302
4thB1168111403
5thB1173111400
6thA1526600
7thB11726701
8thB13596601
9thA11754502
10thB11664400
11thB13564401
12thB13904401
13thA11013601
14thB10403401
15thB11653600
16thB11803301
17thB13573402
18thB13972300
19thB15152300
20thA521200

Towns in South Holland: crashes in 2025

Spalding had the most collisions of any town in South Holland in 2025: 44.

Postcode districts in South Holland: crashes in 2025

PE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Holland in 2025: 103.

Latest crashes in South Holland in 2025

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

Severity

South Holland road accidents in other years