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West Lindsey road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1985, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (334), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 1985
327
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
499
Up 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1985

3.4% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.4%
  • Serious8526%
  • Slight23171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious13026%
  • Slight35671%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 327, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.4%)
  • February20 (6.1%)
  • March25 (7.6%)
  • April24 (7.3%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August25 (7.6%)
  • September31 (9.5%)
  • October28 (8.6%)
  • November30 (9.2%)
  • December24 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (57%)
  • Wet or damp114 (35%)
  • Frost or ice21 (6.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph84 (26%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph222 (68%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (18%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20158 (32%)
  • 21 to 2579 (16%)
  • 26 to 3562 (12%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (61%)
  • Passenger162 (32%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (62%)
  • Motorcycle92 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1985

Map of the last 19 crashes of 1985 in West Lindsey

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

  • 19 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lindsey ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1985.

Collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1985

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1985: 43, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46437538
2ndA156283205
3rdA631255109
4thA57223313
5thA159203317
6thA158172506
7thA15152803
8thB139891611
9thB124161102
10thA184600
11thA10843701
12thB12023302
13thB12033412
14thB12113301
15thB143431211
16thA11332501
17thB12052300
18thA11031100
19thB10841101
20thB11901100

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1985

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1985: 49.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1985

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1985: 110.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1985, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1985.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years