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West Lindsey road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2022, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2021 (173), and casualties fell from 242.

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

Collisions in 2022
165
Down 5% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
224
Down 7% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
27% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2022

1.8% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2022 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4427%
  • Slight11872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5123%
  • Slight17076%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 165, down 5% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 165
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday35 (21%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.1%)
  • February6 (3.6%)
  • March15 (9.1%)
  • April15 (9.1%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June14 (8.5%)
  • July16 (9.7%)
  • August12 (7.3%)
  • September10 (6.1%)
  • October23 (14%)
  • November14 (8.5%)
  • December7 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (69%)
  • Wet or damp47 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph37 (22%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph101 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (14%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (4%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (8%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3536 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (14%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.7%)
  • Over 7521 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (71%)
  • Passenger53 (24%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (71%)
  • Motorcycle31 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2022.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2022

Cherry Willingham, West Lindsey, LN2 4RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2022, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2022

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2022: 30, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46303828
2ndA15162204
3rdA631142516
4thA158111602
5thA1597901
6thB13986903
7thA1565800
8thB12415502
9thA574501
10thB12253401
11thA10842201
12thA11732201
13thA15002201
14thA182401
15thB12052201
16thA11031101
17thA11331100
18thB11821100
19thB11901300
20thB12021100

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2022

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2022: 23.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2022

LN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2022: 46.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2022, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2022.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years