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West Lindsey road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2021, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2020 (181), and casualties fell from 244.

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

Collisions in 2021
173
Down 4% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
242
Down 1% on 2020
Fatal collisions
10
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2021

5.8% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal105.8%
  • Serious4325%
  • Slight12069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.1%
  • Serious5322%
  • Slight17974%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 173, down 4% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 173
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (11%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday34 (20%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.6%)
  • February9 (5.2%)
  • March9 (5.2%)
  • April16 (9.2%)
  • May15 (8.7%)
  • June14 (8.1%)
  • July21 (12%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September15 (8.7%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November13 (7.5%)
  • December15 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (68%)
  • Wet or damp46 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (27%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph102 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (14%)
  • Van occupant21 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2022 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7%)
  • 26 to 3548 (20%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6530 (12%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8.7%)
  • Over 7513 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (69%)
  • Passenger54 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (61%)
  • Motorcycle40 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2021.

Collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2021

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2021, with 15 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2021

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2021: 23, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46233817
2ndA631202615
3rdA15111510
4thA57101312
5thA15881403
6thA15961100
7thB12026611
8thA10845705
9thB120551111
10thB12254502
11thA1562200
12thB11252200
13thB12032400
14thA11331110
15thA161101
16thA181200
17thB11901210
18thB12101101
19thB12411401
20thB13981300

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2021

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2021: 24.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2021

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2021: 53.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2021, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years