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West Lindsey road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2012, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011, and casualties rose from 469.

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

Collisions in 2012
325
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
481
Up 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2012

1.2% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight26983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight41887%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 325, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday46 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.2%)
  • February15 (4.6%)
  • March25 (7.7%)
  • April28 (8.6%)
  • May25 (7.7%)
  • June15 (4.6%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August22 (6.8%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November43 (13%)
  • December30 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (54%)
  • Wet or damp119 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (23%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph223 (69%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (13%)
  • Cyclist29 (6%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2570 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4573 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (14%)
  • 56 to 6553 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (70%)
  • Passenger121 (25%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (73%)
  • Motorcycle61 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had the 174th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2012

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2012, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2012

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2012: 43, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46436614
2ndA631294228
3rdA57254602
4thA158244703
5thA159162503
6thA156142001
7thA15112103
8thA108491511
9thB12259902
10thB13989904
11thB12028900
12thA15005600
13thB12035501
14thB12055802
15thA11734401
16thB119041201
17thB14334501
18thB12413700
19thB14343300
20thA11032801

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2012

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2012: 39.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2012

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2012: 81.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years