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West Lindsey road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2014, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2013 (290), and casualties fell from 418.

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

Collisions in 2014
263
Down 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
379
Down 9% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2014

2.3% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious4417%
  • Slight21381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight32185%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 263, down 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.1%)
  • February24 (9.1%)
  • March20 (7.6%)
  • April22 (8.4%)
  • May21 (8%)
  • June21 (8%)
  • July24 (9.1%)
  • August22 (8.4%)
  • September19 (7.2%)
  • October22 (8.4%)
  • November22 (8.4%)
  • December22 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (67%)
  • Wet or damp69 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (21%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph174 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (94%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian14 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2044 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (18%)
  • 46 to 5562 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (70%)
  • Passenger101 (27%)
  • Pedestrian14 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (74%)
  • Motorcycle50 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2014.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2014

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2014, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2014

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2014: 37, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46375504
2ndA158234001
3rdA631192816
4thA15153113
5thA57142202
6thB1398141914
7thA156121801
8thA159111201
9thB12418912
10thB12027901
11thA10846902
12thB12034701
13thB12114602
14thB14334401
15thA183400
16thB12253301
17thA11732300
18thA15002300
19thB14342400
20thA11331101

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2014

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2014: 26.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2014

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2014: 73.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2014.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years