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West Lindsey road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2017, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (291), and casualties rose from 417.

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

Collisions in 2017
284
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
442
Up 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
13
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2017

4.6% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2017 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.6%
  • Serious7426%
  • Slight19769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious8820%
  • Slight34177%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 284, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (9.5%)
  • Sunday52 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.2%)
  • February21 (7.4%)
  • March23 (8.1%)
  • April28 (9.9%)
  • May12 (4.2%)
  • June20 (7%)
  • July27 (9.5%)
  • August35 (12%)
  • September23 (8.1%)
  • October22 (7.7%)
  • November19 (6.7%)
  • December28 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (65%)
  • Wet or damp77 (27%)
  • Frost or ice20 (7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (22%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph188 (66%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2048 (11%)
  • 21 to 2544 (10%)
  • 26 to 3570 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (13%)
  • 46 to 5574 (17%)
  • 56 to 6550 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.2%)
  • Over 7522 (5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (64%)
  • Passenger136 (31%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (74%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had the 169th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2017

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2017, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2017

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2017: 47, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46478528
2ndA6313764213
3rdB1398162716
4thA158142913
5thA15132123
6thA156121803
7thA159122604
8thA5781101
9thB120281002
10thA11735512
11thA185812
12thB12034400
13thB14334400
14thA11333410
15thB12103400
16thB12253303
17thA10842400
18thB12052300
19thB12112300
20thB12412200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2017

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2017: 33.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2017

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2017: 83.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years