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West Lindsey road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1981, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (357), and casualties rose from 517.

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

Collisions in 1981
356
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
560
Up 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
19
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
32% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1981

5.3% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal195.3%
  • Serious11532%
  • Slight22262%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal254.5%
  • Serious16730%
  • Slight36866%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 356, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (11%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (21%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.4%)
  • February21 (5.9%)
  • March30 (8.4%)
  • April21 (5.9%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July31 (8.7%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September42 (12%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November25 (7%)
  • December18 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (62%)
  • Wet or damp114 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (23%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph235 (66%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • 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 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (20%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20182 (33%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (12%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (56%)
  • Passenger211 (38%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car364 (62%)
  • Motorcycle105 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1981

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1981 in West Lindsey

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lindsey ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1981.

Collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
244th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1981

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1981: 44, including 5 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA464473515
2ndA631325918
3rdA158244106
4thA15193844
5thA156162216
6thA159162507
7thA57122505
8thA1891615
9thA108481003
10thB120382125
11thB12417702
12thB12026802
13thB12056903
14thB13985812
15thB12104810
16thB14344801
17thB11902501
18thA10881101
19thA1841101
20thB12111100

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1981

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1981: 47.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1981

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1981: 106.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1981, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years