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West Lindsey road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2015, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2014 (263), and casualties rose from 379.

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

Collisions in 2015
290
Up 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
441
Up 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2015

2.1% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight25086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious419.3%
  • Slight39489%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 290, up 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.2%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March25 (8.6%)
  • April21 (7.2%)
  • May20 (6.9%)
  • June17 (5.9%)
  • July28 (9.7%)
  • August34 (12%)
  • September27 (9.3%)
  • October38 (13%)
  • November26 (9%)
  • December14 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (58%)
  • Wet or damp101 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (24%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph185 (64%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (91%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (10%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (15%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5568 (15%)
  • 56 to 6547 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (63%)
  • Passenger138 (31%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (74%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2015.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2015

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2015, with 24 collisions.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2015

The A631 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2015: 37, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA631376324
2ndA46356316
3rdA159233401
4thA158162401
5thA156122011
6thA15111802
7thA57111502
8thB1398111500
9thA150071202
10thB12027900
11thB122571212
12thB12056801
13thA11335900
14thA11034600
15thB12414600
16thB12033400
17thB14333300
18thA10842401
19thA182200
20thB11902400

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2015

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2015: 30.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2015

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2015: 94.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years