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West Lindsey road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1998, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1997 (314), and casualties rose from 487.

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

Collisions in 1998
365
Up 16% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
583
Up 20% on 1997
Fatal collisions
13
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1998

3.6% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1998 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.6%
  • Serious8222%
  • Slight27074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious12421%
  • Slight44476%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 365, up 16% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (18%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (10%)
  • February25 (6.8%)
  • March18 (4.9%)
  • April26 (7.1%)
  • May26 (7.1%)
  • June31 (8.5%)
  • July27 (7.4%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October32 (8.8%)
  • November32 (8.8%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (53%)
  • Wet or damp141 (39%)
  • Frost or ice28 (7.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (27%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph242 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (96%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2087 (15%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 35124 (21%)
  • 36 to 4585 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (59%)
  • Passenger206 (35%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (80%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1998.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1998

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1998: 37, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA463779312
2ndA631304117
3rdA15275344
4thA158264906
5thA159213316
6thA156192302
7thB1398152605
8thA57143010
9thA1500111904
10thB12057813
11thA10846800
12thA185801
13thB11905803
14thB12035801
15thB12024701
16thB12253503
17thB12413601
18thB14333400
19thB14343402
20thA11032200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1998

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1998: 46.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1998

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1998: 123.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years