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West Lindsey road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2024, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2023 (217), and casualties fell from 300.

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

Collisions in 2024
203
Down 6% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
273
Down 9% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2024

2.5% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2024 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious4723%
  • Slight15174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious5821%
  • Slight20977%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 203, down 6% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 203
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday19 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.4%)
  • February16 (7.9%)
  • March10 (4.9%)
  • April14 (6.9%)
  • May16 (7.9%)
  • June18 (8.9%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August20 (9.9%)
  • September15 (7.4%)
  • October25 (12%)
  • November17 (8.4%)
  • December17 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (7.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (67%)
  • Wet or damp57 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph44 (22%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph24 (12%)
  • 60 mph122 (60%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (11%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.9%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (15%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (16%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (14%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.3%)
  • Over 7523 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (75%)
  • Passenger55 (20%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (74%)
  • Motorcycle34 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 2024.

Collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2024

Gainsborough North, West Lindsey, DN21 2RJ area, Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area and Nettleham, West Lindsey, LN2 2QA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2024, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2024

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2024: 37, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46375709
2ndA152337110
3rdA631121514
4thA158111412
5thA159111301
6thA156101210
7thB12056702
8thB122551001
9thA574502
10thB13984402
11thA10843400
12thB11903701
13thA11732200
14thB12022400
15thB12032201
16thB12102200
17thB12112401
18thB12412400
19thA11331100
20thA11581200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2024

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2024: 23.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2024

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2024: 54.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years