Skip to main content
CrashStats

West Lindsey road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1997, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (311), and casualties fell from 490.

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

Collisions in 1997
314
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
487
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
19
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1997

6.1% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1997 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal196.1%
  • Serious7725%
  • Slight21869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal204.1%
  • Serious10321%
  • Slight36475%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 314, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.1%)
  • February27 (8.6%)
  • March18 (5.7%)
  • April20 (6.4%)
  • May26 (8.3%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August37 (12%)
  • September11 (3.5%)
  • October28 (8.9%)
  • November24 (7.6%)
  • December39 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fog or mist14 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (61%)
  • Wet or damp107 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (24%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph214 (68%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (96%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 35103 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (62%)
  • Passenger160 (33%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (75%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1997.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1997

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1997: 42, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46426219
2ndA6313361110
3rdA15244644
4thA159172702
5thA57163204
6thB1398152418
7thA158143313
8thA156121614
9thA150061102
10thA10845803
11thB12255603
12thB14335501
13thA184520
14thA11733710
15thB11903401
16thB12023420
17thB12033501
18thB12413600
19thB12052200
20thB12112201

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1997

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1997: 33.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1997

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1997: 107.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1997, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years