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West Lindsey road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1983, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (345), and casualties fell from 500.

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

Collisions in 1983
333
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
482
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
18
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
28% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1983

5.4% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal185.4%
  • Serious9428%
  • Slight22166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal224.6%
  • Serious13929%
  • Slight32167%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 333, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday63 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6%)
  • February17 (5.1%)
  • March18 (5.4%)
  • April25 (7.5%)
  • May19 (5.7%)
  • June42 (13%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October25 (7.5%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December30 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (67%)
  • Wet or damp95 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (30%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph210 (63%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • 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 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (24%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20136 (28%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (63%)
  • Passenger154 (32%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (57%)
  • Motorcycle111 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in West Lindsey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lindsey ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1983.

Collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1983

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1983: 37, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA463764311
2ndA631314939
3rdA156202913
4thA158182615
5thA15172206
6thA159171803
7thA18152515
8thA57112222
9thB124161010
10thB139862004
11thB12024801
12thB120341011
13thB12054501
14thB14334401
15thA10843401
16thB11903311
17thA11332200
18thB12112400
19thB12101100

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1983

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1983: 52.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1983

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1983: 104.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years