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West Lindsey road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2018, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2017 (284), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 2018
300
Up 6% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
420
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2018

2% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious7124%
  • Slight22374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight33780%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 300, up 6% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.7%)
  • February24 (8%)
  • March25 (8.3%)
  • April20 (6.7%)
  • May24 (8%)
  • June25 (8.3%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August26 (8.7%)
  • September21 (7%)
  • October25 (8.3%)
  • November25 (8.3%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (60%)
  • Wet or damp92 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.3%)
  • Snow12 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (26%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph193 (64%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9%)
  • Cyclist21 (5%)
  • Van occupant17 (4%)
  • Pedestrian14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2048 (11%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3576 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (16%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.2%)
  • Over 7532 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (74%)
  • Passenger94 (22%)
  • Pedestrian14 (3.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had the 142nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2018

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2018, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2018

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2018: 31, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46314617
2ndA15283715
3rdA631274208
4thA158162914
5thA159142102
6thB1202131406
7thA156121812
8thA57101704
9thB1241101403
10thB139881201
11thA11734902
12thA15004601
13thB12254600
14thA10843712
15thB12033300
16thB12053302
17thB12113500
18thB14333500
19thA11032200
20thB11902201

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2018

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2018: 36.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2018

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2018: 99.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2018, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years