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West Lindsey road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2006, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2005 (367), and casualties fell from 605.

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

Collisions in 2006
307
Down 16% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
491
Down 19% on 2005
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2006

2.6% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight26386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious479.6%
  • Slight43589%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 307, down 16% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.2%)
  • February16 (5.2%)
  • March25 (8.1%)
  • April13 (4.2%)
  • May29 (9.4%)
  • June24 (7.8%)
  • July44 (14%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September28 (9.1%)
  • October23 (7.5%)
  • November29 (9.4%)
  • December21 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (59%)
  • Wet or damp114 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (24%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph192 (63%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20104 (21%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4584 (17%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (65%)
  • Passenger155 (32%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (77%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2006.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2006

Gainsborough North, West Lindsey, DN21 2RJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2006, with 17 collisions.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2006

The A631 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2006: 33, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA631335836
2ndA46304103
3rdA158234803
4thA159203402
5thB1398163503
6thA15122002
7thA1500111801
8thA156101201
9thB12058902
10thA1871811
11thA5761312
12thB12256600
13thB14336900
14thB12025701
15thA11734501
16thB12034601
17thB12414500
18thA10843400
19thB12113301
20thA110321000

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2006

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2006: 42.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2006

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2006: 110.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2006.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years