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West Lindsey road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1982, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (356), and casualties fell from 560.

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

Collisions in 1982
345
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
500
Down 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
32% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1982

4.9% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1982 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.9%
  • Serious10932%
  • Slight21963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.6%
  • Serious14228%
  • Slight34068%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 345, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (11%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.7%)
  • February14 (4.1%)
  • March25 (7.2%)
  • April32 (9.3%)
  • May23 (6.7%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July30 (8.7%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November25 (7.2%)
  • December26 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (60%)
  • Wet or damp114 (33%)
  • Frost or ice24 (7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (30%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph222 (64%)
  • 70 mph7 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (24%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20150 (30%)
  • 21 to 2579 (16%)
  • 26 to 3566 (13%)
  • 36 to 4552 (10%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (61%)
  • Passenger162 (32%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (57%)
  • Motorcycle115 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1982

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1982 in West Lindsey

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lindsey ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 1982.

Collisions
287th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1982

The A631 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1982: 35, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6313552213
2ndA463361216
3rdA159212415
4thA156192616
5thA57183119
6thA158163113
7thA18152036
8thA15122511
9thB120391013
10thB139891501
11thB119081123
12thA10846801
13thB12024601
14thB13614403
15thA11333310
16thB12113500
17thB12102201
18thB14342200
19thA11031100
20thA11731101

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1982

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1982: 47.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1982

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1982: 102.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1982, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1982.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years