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West Lindsey road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2020, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2019 (238), and casualties fell from 338.

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

Collisions in 2020
181
Down 24% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
244
Down 28% on 2019
Fatal collisions
8
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2020

4.4% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2020 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.4%
  • Serious3821%
  • Slight13575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious5020%
  • Slight18676%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 181, down 24% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 181
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (18%)
  • Thursday33 (18%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (9.4%)
  • Sunday13 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.9%)
  • February17 (9.4%)
  • March12 (6.6%)
  • April4 (2.2%)
  • May12 (6.6%)
  • June10 (5.5%)
  • July9 (5%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October18 (9.9%)
  • November16 (8.8%)
  • December23 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (57%)
  • Wet or damp70 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph48 (27%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph106 (59%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (10%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2529 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (19%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7%)
  • Over 7516 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (73%)
  • Passenger48 (20%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (74%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2020.

Collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2020

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2020, with 11 collisions.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2020

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2020: 20, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46203015
2ndA631141805
3rdA158111613
4thB1398112027
5thA1597701
6thA1561012
7thA15006802
8thA15661001
9thA5761001
10thB12416800
11thB14336701
12thB12034400
13thA10843600
14thA11733301
15thB12053301
16thA182301
17thB12022300
18thA11031201
19thB11100
20thB11821100

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2020

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2020: 21.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2020

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2020: 50.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2020, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years