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West Lindsey road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1979, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,612 collisions in West Lindsey.

Collisions in 1979
343
Casualties in 1979
506
Fatal collisions
14
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
34% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1979

4.1% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1979 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.1%
  • Serious11734%
  • Slight21262%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.8%
  • Serious15430%
  • Slight33366%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 343.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (11%)
  • Thursday42 (12%)
  • Friday79 (23%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.9%)
  • February18 (5.2%)
  • March22 (6.4%)
  • April27 (7.9%)
  • May34 (9.9%)
  • June33 (9.6%)
  • July26 (7.6%)
  • August33 (9.6%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October27 (7.9%)
  • November27 (7.9%)
  • December33 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (57%)
  • Wet or damp108 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (6.7%)
  • Snow16 (4.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (32%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph217 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (22%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20185 (37%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (59%)
  • Passenger168 (33%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (59%)
  • Motorcycle102 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in West Lindsey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lindsey ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1979.

Collisions
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1979

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1979: 39, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA463972216
2ndA6313353114
3rdA1562955115
4thA159232609
5thA18141723
6thA15131814
7thA57131902
8thA158111807
9thA108471102
10thB139871414
11thB11905802
12thB12035601
13thB12055501
14thB12414612
15thB14344502
16thA11032311
17thB12022201
18thA11331201
19thB12101100
20thB12111101

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1979

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1979: 57.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1979

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1979: 112.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1979, 5 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years