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West Lindsey road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2000, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1999 (361), and casualties fell from 573.

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

Collisions in 2000
320
Down 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
478
Down 17% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2000

2.5% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight25279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious8818%
  • Slight38079%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 320, down 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday64 (20%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.8%)
  • February26 (8.1%)
  • March14 (4.4%)
  • April23 (7.2%)
  • May39 (12%)
  • June21 (6.6%)
  • July28 (8.8%)
  • August27 (8.4%)
  • September21 (6.6%)
  • October39 (12%)
  • November27 (8.4%)
  • December27 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (56%)
  • Wet or damp123 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.1%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (23%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph210 (66%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (10%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3595 (20%)
  • 36 to 4583 (17%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (67%)
  • Passenger133 (28%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (75%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2000.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2000

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2000: 38, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46387009
2ndA631366337
3rdA159223002
4thA15173506
5thA158172612
6thB1398172303
7thA57111504
8thA15691201
9thA108481101
10thB12417914
11thB12256702
12thB12055601
13thA15004611
14thA184600
15thB12034902
16thB14344702
17thA11732300
18thA162200
19thB10032200
20thB12022200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2000

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2000: 36.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2000

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2000: 108.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years