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West Lindsey road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1980, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1979 (343), and casualties rose from 506.

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

Collisions in 1980
357
Up 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
517
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
33% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1980

3.6% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1980 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.6%
  • Serious11933%
  • Slight22563%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious15229%
  • Slight35268%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 357, up 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (10%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (11%)
  • Friday74 (21%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.3%)
  • February21 (5.9%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April21 (5.9%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June34 (9.5%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August33 (9.2%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October29 (8.1%)
  • November29 (8.1%)
  • December23 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (57%)
  • Wet or damp128 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.3%)
  • Snow8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (33%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph123 (34%)
  • 70 mph108 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (22%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20155 (30%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (63%)
  • Passenger165 (32%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (60%)
  • Motorcycle114 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1980.

Collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1980

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1980: 40, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA464077212
2ndA6313351215
3rdA159324735
4thA1562232012
5thA57172906
6thA15132105
7thA158132214
8thA1084111505
9thB1203111405
10thA187902
11thB124171111
12thB139871002
13thB11904501
14thB12103702
15thB12022200
16thB12052201
17thB12112301
18thB14342201
19thA11031101
20thB13611200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1980

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1980: 67.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1980

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1980: 118.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years