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West Lindsey road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1990, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (383), and casualties fell from 613.

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

Collisions in 1990
367
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
568
Down 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
21
5.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1990

5.7% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1990 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal215.7%
  • Serious9225%
  • Slight25469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.7%
  • Serious13223%
  • Slight41573%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 367, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.3%)
  • February29 (7.9%)
  • March34 (9.3%)
  • April20 (5.4%)
  • May28 (7.6%)
  • June35 (9.5%)
  • July20 (5.4%)
  • August26 (7.1%)
  • September30 (8.2%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November30 (8.2%)
  • December44 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (5.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (44%)
  • Wet or damp93 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded94 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (25%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph243 (66%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (11%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20121 (21%)
  • 21 to 2594 (17%)
  • 26 to 35100 (18%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (58%)
  • Passenger202 (36%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (73%)
  • Motorcycle60 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1990.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
221st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1990

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1990: 48, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA464875216
2ndA631406949
3rdA15305554
4thA1562745210
5thA159243514
6thA158203203
7thB1398182904
8thA577812
9thB120571101
10thA11336820
11thB12416802
12thA10845901
13thB12035901
14thA11734501
15thB12024601
16thB12254613
17thB12103500
18thB14333301
19thA15002200
20thA182301

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1990

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1990: 56.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1990

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1990: 148.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1990, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years