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West Lindsey road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2009, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2008 (321), and casualties fell from 488.

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

Collisions in 2009
309
Down 4% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
458
Down 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
11
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2009

3.6% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight25081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight38784%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 309, down 4% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (19%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.8%)
  • February22 (7.1%)
  • March19 (6.1%)
  • April25 (8.1%)
  • May20 (6.5%)
  • June21 (6.8%)
  • July38 (12%)
  • August27 (8.7%)
  • September25 (8.1%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November28 (9.1%)
  • December30 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (56%)
  • Wet or damp95 (31%)
  • Frost or ice31 (10%)
  • Snow7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (22%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph210 (68%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (95%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (12%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.5%)
  • Pedestrian14 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2077 (17%)
  • 21 to 2579 (17%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (67%)
  • Passenger135 (29%)
  • Pedestrian14 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (75%)
  • Motorcycle53 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2009.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2009

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2009, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2009

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2009: 46, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46468226
2ndA631233503
3rdA156222812
4thA158213823
5thA57172714
6thB1398152111
7thA15122000
8thA159101101
9thB1202101403
10thB1241101301
11thB12257910
12thA10846720
13thB12056900
14thA15005902
15thA11734603
16thB14334400
17thB11903600
18thA182310
19thA11031100
20thA451100

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2009

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2009: 33.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2009

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2009: 97.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2009, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2009.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years