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West Lindsey road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2011, and 469 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2010 (326), and casualties rose from 448.

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

Collisions in 2011
325
Level with 2010
Casualties in 2011
469
Up 5% on 2010
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2011

3.1% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight26381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight39584%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 325, level with 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (10%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday59 (18%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.7%)
  • February17 (5.2%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April31 (9.5%)
  • May30 (9.2%)
  • June29 (8.9%)
  • July26 (8%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September32 (9.8%)
  • October29 (8.9%)
  • November20 (6.2%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (62%)
  • Wet or damp88 (27%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (21%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph224 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (94%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.5%)
  • 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 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (12%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2081 (17%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4586 (18%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (10%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (71%)
  • Passenger116 (25%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2011.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2011

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2011, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2011

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2011: 40, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46405927
2ndA631283825
3rdA158203112
4thA57202702
5thA15193414
6thA156152103
7thB1398152503
8thA159121803
9thA1891210
10thB122571201
11thB12417802
12thB11905500
13thB12055802
14thB12024400
15thA10843302
16thA15003401
17thB12033301
18thA11332200
19thA11732200
20thB12112200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2011

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2011: 33.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2011

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2011: 97.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2011, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years