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West Lindsey road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2001, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2000 (320), and casualties rose from 478.

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

Collisions in 2001
318
Down 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
488
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
16
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2001

5% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal165%
  • Serious6219%
  • Slight24075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.7%
  • Serious8818%
  • Slight38278%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 318, down 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday51 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.8%)
  • February20 (6.3%)
  • March30 (9.4%)
  • April25 (7.9%)
  • May21 (6.6%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July21 (6.6%)
  • August26 (8.2%)
  • September24 (7.5%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November21 (6.6%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (55%)
  • Wet or damp113 (36%)
  • Frost or ice26 (8.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph88 (28%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph202 (64%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2088 (18%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3589 (18%)
  • 36 to 4576 (16%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (63%)
  • Passenger152 (31%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (75%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Lindsey

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lindsey ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2001.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2001

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2001, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2001

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2001: 41, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46417138
2ndA631375509
3rdA158162402
4thA15152514
5thA159151800
6thA156131802
7thB1398121714
8thA57102122
9thA108492115
10thB122591313
11thA150061401
12thB11906801
13thB124161211
14thA185900
15thA11734810
16thB12024401
17thB12053312
18thB12112301
19thA11201
20thA11031200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2001

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2001: 43.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2001

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2001: 92.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2001, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years