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West Lindsey road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1984, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983 (333), and casualties fell from 482.

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

Collisions in 1984
334
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
464
Down 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
13
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1984

3.9% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.9%
  • Serious8425%
  • Slight23771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious9721%
  • Slight35476%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 334, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (11%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April16 (4.8%)
  • May28 (8.4%)
  • June22 (6.6%)
  • July31 (9.3%)
  • August26 (7.8%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November43 (13%)
  • December31 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (57%)
  • Wet or damp117 (35%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (29%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph215 (64%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (20%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20158 (34%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (13%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (63%)
  • Passenger125 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (61%)
  • Motorcycle89 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1984.

Collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1984

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1984: 37, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46375538
2ndA631334129
3rdA159324316
4thA158203307
5thA156161722
6thA57162710
7thA15152304
8thB1241111324
9thB1398111812
10thA10847702
11thB12025701
12thA184403
13thB12034401
14thB11903300
15thB12053602
16thA11332201
17thB14342402
18thB12101100
19thB12111200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1984

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1984: 51.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1984

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1984: 126.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1984, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years