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West Lindsey road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1996, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1995 (327), and casualties fell from 540.

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

Collisions in 1996
311
Down 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
490
Down 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
14
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1996

4.5% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1996 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.5%
  • Serious8226%
  • Slight21569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious11223%
  • Slight36274%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 311, down 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.4%)
  • February24 (7.7%)
  • March24 (7.7%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May18 (5.8%)
  • June20 (6.4%)
  • July27 (8.7%)
  • August29 (9.3%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October29 (9.3%)
  • November30 (9.6%)
  • December30 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (58%)
  • Wet or damp109 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (23%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph215 (69%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (13%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 35114 (23%)
  • 36 to 4559 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (61%)
  • Passenger160 (33%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (77%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 1996.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1996

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1996: 41, including 7 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46416279
2ndA631345739
3rdA57203806
4thA158193616
5thA159192601
6thA15183715
7thB1398162515
8thA156142202
9thA1871202
10thB12256601
11thA108451003
12thB120251211
13thB124151404
14thA11333500
15thA11733402
16thB14343300
17thA11032200
18thA15002401
19thB12112201
20thA11591101

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1996

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1996: 28.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1996

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1996: 88.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1996, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years