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West Lindsey road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2002, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2001 (318), and casualties rose from 488.

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

Collisions in 2002
354
Up 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
584
Up 20% on 2001
Fatal collisions
13
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2002

3.7% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2002 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.7%
  • Serious7020%
  • Slight27177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious10518%
  • Slight46479%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 354, up 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.9%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March34 (9.6%)
  • April27 (7.6%)
  • May25 (7.1%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August31 (8.8%)
  • September26 (7.3%)
  • October35 (9.9%)
  • November32 (9%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Other15 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (58%)
  • Wet or damp130 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.4%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph89 (25%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph233 (66%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2089 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 35106 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5579 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (61%)
  • Passenger198 (34%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (78%)
  • Motorcycle59 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 2002.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2002

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2002, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2002

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2002: 58, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4658109316
2ndA6313859110
3rdA156243514
4thA57224415
5thA158195304
6thA159173030
7thA15132515
8thB1398132003
9thA1500101713
10thA10847901
11thB12027900
12thB120561212
13thB12416902
14thB12255600
15thA183602
16thB11903412
17thB14332200
18thA11031200
19thA11731101
20thA1361400

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2002

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2002: 41.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2002

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2002: 101.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2002, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years