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West Lindsey road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2016, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2015 (290), and casualties fell from 441.

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

Collisions in 2016
291
Level with 2015
Casualties in 2016
417
Down 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2016

3.4% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious5720%
  • Slight22477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight33380%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 291, level with 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (18%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (19%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (9.3%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.3%)
  • February18 (6.2%)
  • March23 (7.9%)
  • April22 (7.6%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June21 (7.2%)
  • July18 (6.2%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September25 (8.6%)
  • October21 (7.2%)
  • November28 (9.6%)
  • December28 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (8.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (63%)
  • Wet or damp93 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph71 (24%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph22 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph174 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (17%)
  • 56 to 6548 (12%)
  • 66 to 7535 (8.4%)
  • Over 7516 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (71%)
  • Passenger100 (24%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (73%)
  • Motorcycle49 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2016.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2016

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2016, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2016

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2016: 33, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46335223
2ndA158264327
3rdA631264416
4thA159162101
5thA15152412
6thA57122300
7thB120591203
8thA15008900
9thA15681201
10thB120281111
11thB13987904
12thB12036602
13thA185802
14thB12115704
15thB11904400
16thB12254503
17thA10843301
18thB12413300
19thB14333400
20thB14343300

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2016

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2016: 37.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2016

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2016: 81.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years