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DN20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,323 road traffic collisions in the DN20 postcode district, North Lincolnshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,827 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 91 were fatal and 650 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 48 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (47).

Collisions since 1979
3,323
1,178th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,827
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
91
95 people killed
Serious collisions
650
789 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
48
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
69
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DN20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal912.7%
  • Serious65020%
  • Slight2,58278%

What the data shows

  • DN20 had 520 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 752 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in DN20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 530 children under 16 were killed or injured in DN20, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in DN20.

Where DN20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,178th
Most casualties
1,051st
Most fatal collisions
370th
Most serious collisions
1,068th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday462 (14%)
  • Tuesday447 (13%)
  • Wednesday463 (14%)
  • Thursday507 (15%)
  • Friday557 (17%)
  • Saturday468 (14%)
  • Sunday419 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,433 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit472 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting388 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,270 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway523 (16%)
  • Roundabout409 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road121 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,055 (32%)
  • 40 mph238 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph44 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph1,296 (39%)
  • 70 mph681 (20%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,713 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds367 (11%)
  • Fog or mist75 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,289 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist530 (11%)
  • Pedestrian296 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist270 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant207 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)117 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant37 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DN20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DN20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DN20 peaked at 104 in 1988; 2025 had 48.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254869
20244772
20235075
20224960
20214559
20204065
20196480
20184864
20176685
20166388
201561112
201493139
201367111
20127196
201168124
201080120
200975108
200888130
200780132
200669106
200589135
200483146
200397137
200279118
200193144
200085124
199976101
199881119
199767100
199682122
19955260
199487127
199382121
199277120
199178113
199071103
198987116
1988104133
198780119
19861618
198577106
198479102
19836987
198276113
19816186
19806282
19796180

Map of recent crashes in DN20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DN20

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DN20

The 24 most recent collisions in DN20 happened between 22 July and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DN20

The A18 has the most collisions in DN20, 923 of 3,323 (28%), followed by the A15 (428).

Collisions in DN20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA189231,32228176
2ndA154286431271
3rdM180401663962
4thB1206266424958
5thB1207214295647
6thA1084140192733
7thB139898168424
8thA1807010829
9thB12047087514
10thB12086895221
11thA180(M)182402
12thB1434132313
13thA10356702
14thB12483402

Council areas covering DN20

Collisions in DN20 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Lincolnshire has 3,214 of 3,323 (97%).

Collisions in DN20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Lincolnshire3,2144,67387624
2ndWest Lindsey87127421
3rdEast Riding of Yorkshire161804

Towns in DN20

Collisions in DN20 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Brigg (594) and Broughton, North Lincolnshire (163).