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West Lindsey road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1986, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (327), and casualties fell from 499.

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

Collisions in 1986
336
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
492
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1986

2.1% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious7623%
  • Slight25375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious10121%
  • Slight38278%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 336, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (11%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (11%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (19%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6%)
  • February13 (3.9%)
  • March26 (7.7%)
  • April32 (9.5%)
  • May30 (8.9%)
  • June22 (6.5%)
  • July32 (9.5%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September23 (6.8%)
  • October41 (12%)
  • November32 (9.5%)
  • December29 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (5.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (61%)
  • Wet or damp99 (29%)
  • Frost or ice25 (7.4%)
  • Snow8 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (31%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph207 (62%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (20%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20152 (31%)
  • 21 to 2573 (15%)
  • 26 to 3570 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (63%)
  • Passenger148 (30%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (66%)
  • Motorcycle95 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How West Lindsey ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1986.

Collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1986

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1986: 43, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA464364110
2ndA631336416
3rdA159293604
4thA156243213
5thA158172914
6thA15162505
7thA57162501
8thB139881003
9thB12415603
10thA15004702
11thB12024501
12thB12254602
13thA10843400
14thA11333700
15thB11903300
16thB12033601
17thB12053401
18thA11031200
19thA11731101
20thA181200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1986

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1986: 51.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1986

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1986: 101.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1986, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years