Skip to main content
CrashStats

DN31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,540 road traffic collisions in the DN31 postcode district, North East Lincolnshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 763 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 50 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (65).

Collisions since 1979
4,540
691st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,750
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
36 people killed
Serious collisions
763
807 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
50
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
63
Down 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DN31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal340.7%
  • Serious76317%
  • Slight3,74382%

What the data shows

  • DN31 had 680 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 950 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in DN31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 691 children under 16 were killed or injured in DN31, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in DN31.

Where DN31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
691st
Most casualties
768th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
813th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday706 (16%)
  • Tuesday701 (15%)
  • Wednesday656 (14%)
  • Thursday705 (16%)
  • Friday827 (18%)
  • Saturday632 (14%)
  • Sunday313 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,473 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,019 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,233 (71%)
  • Roundabout573 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway558 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road163 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph30 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph4,196 (92%)
  • 40 mph20 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph51 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph36 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph201 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,840 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds516 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,629 (46%)
  • Pedestrian957 (17%)
  • Cyclist878 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist738 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant282 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant129 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DN31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DN31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DN31 peaked at 143 in 2003; 2025 had 50.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 50
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255063
20246588
20236380
20225771
20215866
20206678
20197797
20187896
201791114
20167599
201588116
2014106130
2013100137
201280124
201192145
201096139
200979108
2008109179
200795137
2006105136
200580115
2004111144
2003143194
2002137166
2001118148
2000141169
1999108142
1998111155
1997110132
199696121
1995118138
1994118142
199396110
1992113133
1991105126
1990133152
1989121148
1988132159
1987116133
198611
1985107118
198496117
1983100112
1982110133
19817687
1980111122
1979102130

Map of recent crashes in DN31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DN31

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DN31

The 24 most recent collisions in DN31 happened between 19 June and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DN31

The A180 has the most collisions in DN31, 1,005 of 4,540 (22%), followed by the A16 (378).

Collisions in DN31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1801,0051,4398126
2ndA16378475164
3rdA1136331414449
4thA1098133162332
5thB1215182105
6thA1243131603
7thB120391200
8thA464600
9thB12144501
10thA183400
11thB12133400

Council area for DN31

DN31 is in North East Lincolnshire, where police recorded 27,450 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DN31 accounts for 17% of them.

Towns in DN31

Collisions in DN31 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Grimsby (4,474) and Cleethorpes (25).