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West Lindsey road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,612 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025, and 21,997 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 542 were fatal and 3,181 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 210 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (203), and casualties rose from 273 to 284.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,612
99th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
21,997
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
542
3.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
210
Up 3% on 2024

Crash severity in West Lindsey

3.7% of collisions in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5423.7%
  • Serious3,18122%
  • Slight10,88975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6142.8%
  • Serious4,26019%
  • Slight17,12378%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. In 2025 there were 210, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 210
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210284
2024203273
2023217300
2022165224
2021173242
2020181244
2019238338
2018300420
2017284442
2016291417
2015290441
2014263379
2013290418
2012325481
2011325469
2010326448
2009309458
2008321488
2007330518
2006307491
2005367605
2004358536
2003349540
2002354584
2001318488
2000320478
1999361573
1998365583
1997314487
1996311490
1995327540
1994304434
1993372616
1992343522
1991321481
1990367568
1989383613
1988361549
1987338515
1986336492
1985327499
1984334464
1983333482
1982345500
1981356560
1980357517
1979343506

When and where crashes happen in West Lindsey

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,010 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,905 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,049 (14%)
  • Thursday2,081 (14%)
  • Friday2,431 (17%)
  • Saturday2,084 (14%)
  • Sunday2,052 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59513 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59285 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,321 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,603 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,480 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,214 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,228 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,139 (7.8%)
  • February925 (6.3%)
  • March1,050 (7.2%)
  • April1,080 (7.4%)
  • May1,167 (8%)
  • June1,230 (8.4%)
  • July1,356 (9.3%)
  • August1,397 (9.6%)
  • September1,288 (8.8%)
  • October1,370 (9.4%)
  • November1,329 (9.1%)
  • December1,281 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,752 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,326 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,314 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown132 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit67 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,208 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,675 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds398 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist310 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds214 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds134 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds53 (0.4%)
  • Other411 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded209 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,656 (59%)
  • Wet or damp4,822 (33%)
  • Frost or ice759 (5.2%)
  • Snow161 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep28 (0.2%)
  • Mud12 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded167 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph9 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,687 (25%)
  • 40 mph570 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph612 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph9,223 (63%)
  • 70 mph504 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,852 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway317 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout220 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road129 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded94 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,376 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist2,768 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,189 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist993 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant713 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)409 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant157 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant152 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant141 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (0.3%)
  • Other41 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5455 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10714 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 151,043 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 204,169 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,863 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,725 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,066 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,425 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,751 (8%)
  • 66 to 75995 (4.5%)
  • Over 75665 (3%)
  • Not recorded126 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,018 (64%)
  • Passenger6,790 (31%)
  • Pedestrian1,189 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,612 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,709 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,314 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,274 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,015 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle328 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach174 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle123 (0.5%)
  • Minibus115 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car104 (0.4%)
  • Other44 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in West Lindsey

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Lindsey

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 West Lindsey ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had the 99th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
99th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
250thChorley14,76521,7942773,154
251stFalkirk14,66319,1013064,084
252ndWorthing14,62917,8611212,518
253rdWest Lindsey (this area)14,61221,9975423,181
254thNuneaton and Bedworth14,59318,6232343,019
255thWatford14,58719,2201262,709
256thErewash14,51318,6622412,361

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey, with 423 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025: 1,901, including 88 fatal and 418 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461,9013,12188418
2ndA6311,4282,35066354
3rdA1598611,20721156
4thA158511,47359186
5thA1588011,40723153
6thA1567871,13423169
7thA576331,08226126
8thB139851783019145
9thB12412764401467
10thA10842503701072
11thB1202233295946
12thA182243781659
13thB1205210313755
14thB1225191265957
15thA1500178275642
16thB1203171247850
17thB1190142247741
18thB1433110144411
19thA1173100143829
20thB143497158323

Towns in West Lindsey

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025: 1,832.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025: 4,634.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey

Of the latest 24 crashes in West Lindsey, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 20 December 2025.

Severity