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West Lindsey road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1999, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (365), and casualties fell from 583.

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

Collisions in 1999
361
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
573
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
25
6.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1999

6.9% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal256.9%
  • Serious7420%
  • Slight26273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal305.2%
  • Serious11720%
  • Slight42674%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 361, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (11%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March22 (6.1%)
  • April28 (7.8%)
  • May30 (8.3%)
  • June27 (7.5%)
  • July42 (12%)
  • August25 (6.9%)
  • September25 (6.9%)
  • October25 (6.9%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (61%)
  • Wet or damp102 (28%)
  • Frost or ice28 (7.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Mud4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (21%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph254 (70%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2076 (13%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 35128 (22%)
  • 36 to 4591 (16%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (61%)
  • Passenger191 (33%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (78%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1999.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1999

The A631 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1999: 53, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6315399213
2ndA464772310
3rdA15276065
4thA158213505
5thA156182623
6thA57172313
7thA159121404
8thB1398122503
9thB1202111303
10thB122581012
11thB124171321
12thA186712
13thB12056600
14thB143451302
15thA11334500
16thA11733711
17thB12033400
18thA12300
19thA11032200
20thA15002201

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1999

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1999: 37.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1999

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1999: 112.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years