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West Lindsey road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2008, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (330), and casualties fell from 518.

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

Collisions in 2008
321
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
488
Down 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
13
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
11% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2008

4% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight27385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious449%
  • Slight43088%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 321, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday41 (13%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.2%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April24 (7.5%)
  • May17 (5.3%)
  • June30 (9.3%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August24 (7.5%)
  • September29 (9%)
  • October27 (8.4%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December31 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other18 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (54%)
  • Wet or damp118 (37%)
  • Frost or ice24 (7.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (27%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph192 (60%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2085 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3563 (13%)
  • 36 to 4577 (16%)
  • 46 to 5581 (17%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (67%)
  • Passenger135 (28%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (79%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2008.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2008

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2008, with 21 collisions.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2008

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2008: 32, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46324904
2ndA631274233
3rdA159233202
4thA158224422
5thB1398203604
6thA15152112
7thA156152202
8thA57112111
9thA1881400
10thB120571011
11thB12417801
12thA15006701
13thB12026700
14thA10845701
15thB11904900
16thB12034601
17thB14334900
18thA11332200
19thA11732310
20thB12112300

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2008

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2008: 36.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2008

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2008: 115.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2008, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years