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West Lindsey road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1987, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (336), and casualties rose from 492.

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

Collisions in 1987
338
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
515
Up 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
28% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1987

3.8% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious9628%
  • Slight22968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious13727%
  • Slight36270%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 338, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.2%)
  • February21 (6.2%)
  • March16 (4.7%)
  • April31 (9.2%)
  • May26 (7.7%)
  • June30 (8.9%)
  • July33 (9.8%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September26 (7.7%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November30 (8.9%)
  • December31 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (54%)
  • Wet or damp144 (43%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (24%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph233 (69%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20133 (26%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (56%)
  • Passenger196 (38%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (68%)
  • Motorcycle68 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in West Lindsey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lindsey ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1987.

Collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1987

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1987: 47, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA464774115
2ndA631397218
3rdA1562741111
4thA15183026
5thA158182803
6thA159172606
7thA57121911
8thB12418912
9thB120371112
10thA150061412
11thB139861003
12thB12054503
13thA10843301
14thA11333400
15thB11903601
16thB12253702
17thA182600
18thB14342710
19thA11031101
20thB12021100

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1987

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1987: 49.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1987

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1987: 110.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1987, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years