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West Lindsey road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2007, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2006 (307), and casualties rose from 491.

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

Collisions in 2007
330
Up 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
518
Up 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
14
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2007

4.2% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.2%
  • Serious5115%
  • Slight26580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious7514%
  • Slight42782%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 330, up 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (10%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (18%)
  • Friday46 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (12%)
  • February20 (6.1%)
  • March22 (6.7%)
  • April28 (8.5%)
  • May18 (5.5%)
  • June21 (6.4%)
  • July29 (8.8%)
  • August49 (15%)
  • September30 (9.1%)
  • October19 (5.8%)
  • November30 (9.1%)
  • December26 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (59%)
  • Wet or damp113 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (24%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph216 (65%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (15%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2078 (15%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (18%)
  • 36 to 4589 (17%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (67%)
  • Passenger153 (30%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (72%)
  • Motorcycle71 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2007.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2007

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2007, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2007

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2007: 45, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46456714
2ndA631345536
3rdA15203802
4thA57183915
5thA156172504
6thA159162311
7thB1398152815
8thA158132002
9thB1241121400
10thA10848902
11thA1882111
12thB120281111
13thA150071300
14thB122571003
15thB12056602
16thB14335600
17thB11904601
18thB12033410
19thB14343500
20thA11732310

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2007

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2007: 33.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2007

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2007: 91.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years