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West Lindsey road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2005, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2004 (358), and casualties rose from 536.

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

Collisions in 2005
367
Up 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
605
Up 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
17
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2005

4.6% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.6%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight31185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.3%
  • Serious569.3%
  • Slight52987%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 367, up 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (10%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday75 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.5%)
  • February19 (5.2%)
  • March20 (5.4%)
  • April29 (7.9%)
  • May30 (8.2%)
  • June31 (8.4%)
  • July28 (7.6%)
  • August32 (8.7%)
  • September36 (9.8%)
  • October31 (8.4%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (60%)
  • Wet or damp120 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (23%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph250 (68%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (94%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5%)
  • 16 to 20106 (18%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (13%)
  • 36 to 45118 (20%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (63%)
  • Passenger200 (33%)
  • Pedestrian23 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (79%)
  • Motorcycle63 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2005.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2005

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2005, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2005

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2005: 53, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46539444
2ndA631448637
3rdA159253610
4thA57203712
5thA158172902
6thA156142301
7thA15132751
8thB1398101601
9thB120581500
10thA108471003
11thA150071101
12thB122571101
13thA110361201
14thB12026720
15thB12416600
16thA1851404
17thB14345700
18thB14334700
19thA11733300
20thB10843300

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2005

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2005: 44.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2005

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2005: 120.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years