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West Lindsey road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2003, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (354), and casualties fell from 584.

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

Collisions in 2003
349
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
540
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
18
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2003

5.2% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal185.2%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight27077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal224.1%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight42979%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 349, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday73 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (10%)
  • February20 (5.7%)
  • March22 (6.3%)
  • April22 (6.3%)
  • May29 (8.3%)
  • June43 (12%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August31 (8.9%)
  • September22 (6.3%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November33 (9.5%)
  • December20 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (63%)
  • Wet or damp98 (28%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (21%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph245 (70%)
  • 70 mph7 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (14%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Cyclist7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2084 (16%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 4589 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (64%)
  • Passenger178 (33%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (76%)
  • Motorcycle71 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 2003.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2003

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2003, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2003

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2003: 51, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465181211
2ndA631428248
3rdA156192603
4thA159192921
5thA158182501
6thA15173122
7thA57163113
8thB1398162002
9thB1202121501
10thA108491215
11thB119071103
12thB12256602
13thA1851201
14thB12415700
15thB12034502
16thA11733720
17thA15003420
18thB12053600
19thA11032501
20thA1572300

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2003

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2003: 35.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2003

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2003: 101.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2003, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years