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West Lindsey road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1991, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (367), and casualties fell from 568.

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

Collisions in 1991
321
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
481
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
15
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1991

4.7% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1991 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.7%
  • Serious8426%
  • Slight22269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious10221%
  • Slight36476%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 321, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday33 (10%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (11%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March16 (5%)
  • April30 (9.3%)
  • May22 (6.9%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July28 (8.7%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October23 (7.2%)
  • November26 (8.1%)
  • December18 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist13 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (61%)
  • Wet or damp107 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (20%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph236 (74%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist24 (5%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2095 (20%)
  • 21 to 2581 (17%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (62%)
  • Passenger161 (33%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (9%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1991.

Collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1991

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1991: 45, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA464570314
2ndA15346217
3rdA6313252014
4thA158254625
5thA156223216
6thA159171806
7thB1241101212
8thB139891613
9thA5781211
10thA15005600
11thB11905812
12thB12025701
13thB12255500
14thB120541002
15thB14344400
16thA10843400
17thA11332410
18thB14332200
19thA11031501
20thA11731300

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1991

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1991: 34.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1991

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1991: 98.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years