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West Lindsey road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2004, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2003 (349), and casualties fell from 540.

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

Collisions in 2004
358
Up 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
536
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2004

3.1% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2004 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious339.2%
  • Slight31488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious489%
  • Slight47789%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 358, up 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (18%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.4%)
  • February26 (7.3%)
  • March34 (9.5%)
  • April22 (6.1%)
  • May28 (7.8%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September35 (9.8%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November30 (8.4%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (55%)
  • Wet or damp135 (38%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph91 (25%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph234 (65%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (92%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2086 (16%)
  • 21 to 2584 (16%)
  • 26 to 3592 (17%)
  • 36 to 4586 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (65%)
  • Passenger163 (30%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (79%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lindsey ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2004.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2004

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2004, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2004

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2004: 55, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46558414
2ndA631314814
3rdA159213002
4thA15173516
5thA156172003
6thA57143012
7thB1398131910
8thA158122100
9thB1241121902
10thA1084101700
11thB120591100
12thA1871101
13thB12256603
14thA15004500
15thB12034900
16thA11033300
17thA11733400
18thB11333301
19thB11903500
20thB12023310

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2004

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2004: 44.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2004

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2004: 112.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years