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West Lindsey road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2010, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2009 (309), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2010
326
Up 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
448
Down 2% on 2009
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2010

2.8% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2010 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious5116%
  • Slight26682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight37784%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 326, up 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.6%)
  • February29 (8.9%)
  • March36 (11%)
  • April25 (7.7%)
  • May25 (7.7%)
  • June27 (8.3%)
  • July29 (8.9%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September28 (8.6%)
  • October30 (9.2%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December21 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (57%)
  • Wet or damp92 (28%)
  • Frost or ice24 (7.4%)
  • Snow14 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (25%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph24 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph205 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (12%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (17%)
  • 46 to 5564 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (68%)
  • Passenger115 (26%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2010.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2010

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2010, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2010

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2010: 42, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46425715
2ndA631293913
3rdA159223204
4thA15192334
5thA156173112
6thA57172701
7thB1398162204
8thA158131702
9thB124191104
10thA150061302
11thA186901
12thB120551001
13thA10844502
14thA11733300
15thB11903501
16thB12253510
17thA11032501
18thB12022200
19thB14332210
20thB14342200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2010

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2010: 42.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2010

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2010: 111.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2010, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years