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DN16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,825 road traffic collisions in the DN16 postcode district, North Lincolnshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 954 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 75 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (64).

Collisions since 1979
4,825
608th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,311
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
71
74 people killed
Serious collisions
954
1,041 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
75
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
86
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DN16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal711.5%
  • Serious95420%
  • Slight3,80079%

What the data shows

  • DN16 had 670 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 844 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in DN16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 893 children under 16 were killed or injured in DN16, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in DN16.

Where DN16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
608th
Most casualties
630th
Most fatal collisions
656th
Most serious collisions
456th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday720 (15%)
  • Tuesday682 (14%)
  • Wednesday719 (15%)
  • Thursday770 (16%)
  • Friday841 (17%)
  • Saturday642 (13%)
  • Sunday451 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,349 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,345 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,355 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway1,133 (23%)
  • Roundabout304 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,407 (71%)
  • 40 mph864 (18%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph159 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph365 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,005 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds569 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds60 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist35 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds35 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other43 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,116 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist1,119 (18%)
  • Cyclist951 (15%)
  • Pedestrian752 (12%)
  • Van occupant125 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)51 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DN16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DN16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DN16 peaked at 156 in 1979; 2025 had 75.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 75
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257586
20246492
20236584
20226689
20216981
20205372
20195872
20187389
201778100
20166992
201575104
201484122
201375101
201273105
201191118
201074106
200992130
200890134
2007100146
200690150
200582115
2004118173
2003126180
2002105142
2001107153
2000133176
1999108138
199890113
1997104135
1996120144
1995139184
1994103129
1993119151
1992135174
1991133176
1990141186
1989144185
1988141160
1987147186
198600
1985150188
1984153182
1983135170
1982129152
1981138164
1980155197
1979156185

Map of recent crashes in DN16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DN16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DN16

The 24 most recent collisions in DN16 happened between 5 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DN16

The A18 has the most collisions in DN16, 904 of 4,825 (19%), followed by the A159 (474).

Collisions in DN16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA189041,34422191
2ndA1594746041178
3rdB1450372446060
4thB1501362439188
5thA10293575281366
6thM18085145416
7thB13983978014
8thA180(M)41012
9thA10773300

Council area for DN16

DN16 is in North Lincolnshire, where police recorded 26,652 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DN16 accounts for 18% of them.

Town in DN16

Of the 4,825 collisions in DN16, 4,190 (87%) were in Scunthorpe.