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West Lindsey road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1989, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (361), and casualties rose from 549.

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

Collisions in 1989
383
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
613
Up 12% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1989

2.6% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious9324%
  • Slight28073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious13222%
  • Slight46977%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 383, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (10%)
  • Friday77 (20%)
  • Saturday68 (18%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February23 (6%)
  • March23 (6%)
  • April16 (4.2%)
  • May33 (8.6%)
  • June30 (7.8%)
  • July35 (9.1%)
  • August34 (8.9%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October35 (9.1%)
  • November50 (13%)
  • December32 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (60%)
  • Wet or damp143 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (28%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph244 (64%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (11%)
  • Van occupant35 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20156 (25%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 35115 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (57%)
  • Passenger231 (38%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (70%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1989.

Collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1989

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1989: 52, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465298311
2ndA6313973011
3rdA159344408
4thA15274703
5thA158233614
6thA156212804
7thA57172605
8thA1084111612
9thB139871303
10thA15005602
11thB12025501
12thB12055601
13thB12415920
14thA183910
15thB119031801
16thB12033702
17thB12253301
18thB14333301
19thB14343701
20thA11032302

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1989

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1989: 65.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1989

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1989: 134.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years