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West Lindsey road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2013, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2012 (325), and casualties fell from 481.

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

Collisions in 2013
290
Down 11% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
418
Down 13% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2013

2.1% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight23280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight35184%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 290, down 11% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday53 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.3%)
  • February22 (7.6%)
  • March19 (6.6%)
  • April17 (5.9%)
  • May24 (8.3%)
  • June28 (9.7%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August20 (6.9%)
  • September22 (7.6%)
  • October23 (7.9%)
  • November38 (13%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (57%)
  • Wet or damp85 (29%)
  • Frost or ice21 (7.2%)
  • Snow16 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (18%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph22 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph204 (70%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (94%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2051 (12%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (16%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (72%)
  • Passenger102 (24%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (77%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2013.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2013

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2013, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2013

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2013: 48, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA464876010
2ndA631284123
3rdA158203702
4thB1398182207
5thA57162206
6thA15142403
7thA159142001
8thA156121811
9thB120291004
10thA10847812
11thB119061310
12thA1841000
13thB12414701
14thB12033300
15thB14343611
16thA15002201
17thB11822200
18thB12052200
19thB14332201
20thA11331200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2013

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2013: 23.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2013

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2013: 83.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2013.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years