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West Lindsey road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2025, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2024 (203), and casualties rose from 273.

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

Collisions in 2025
210
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
284
Up 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2025

0.5% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5124%
  • Slight15875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious6222%
  • Slight22178%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 210, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 210
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (18%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.1%)
  • February14 (6.7%)
  • March14 (6.7%)
  • April18 (8.6%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June23 (11%)
  • July19 (9%)
  • August14 (6.7%)
  • September20 (9.5%)
  • October19 (9%)
  • November18 (8.6%)
  • December12 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (70%)
  • Wet or damp56 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (26%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph18 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph119 (57%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (92%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (17%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2529 (10%)
  • 26 to 3545 (16%)
  • 36 to 4547 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7525 (8.8%)
  • Over 7519 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (74%)
  • Passenger56 (20%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (69%)
  • Motorcycle46 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2025.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2025

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2025, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2025

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2025: 33, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46334708
2ndA15233609
3rdA631141903
4thA159131502
5thA158101600
6thA5771600
7thB12256703
8thB13986802
9thA1565701
10thB11905803
11thB12414502
12thB14333300
13thB14343300
14thA11732201
15thA182301
16thB12052502
17thA10841200
18thA15001100
19thB10251101
20thB11821100

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2025

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2025: 34.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2025

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2025: 67.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2025.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years