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LN9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,734 road traffic collisions in the LN9 postcode district, East Lindsey, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 73 were fatal and 388 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
1,734
1,880th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,620
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
73
82 people killed
Serious collisions
388
539 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LN9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal734.2%
  • Serious38822%
  • Slight1,27373%

What the data shows

  • LN9 had 282 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 408 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in LN9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 271 children under 16 were killed or injured in LN9, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in LN9.

Where LN9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,880th
Most casualties
1,799th
Most fatal collisions
622nd
Most serious collisions
1,792nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday262 (15%)
  • Tuesday229 (13%)
  • Wednesday199 (11%)
  • Thursday217 (13%)
  • Friday309 (18%)
  • Saturday293 (17%)
  • Sunday225 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,350 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting261 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,700 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph465 (27%)
  • 40 mph140 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1,021 (59%)
  • 70 mph93 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,323 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (11%)
  • Fog or mist37 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Other56 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,789 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist309 (12%)
  • Pedestrian168 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist114 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant103 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LN9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LN9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LN9 peaked at 61 in 2004; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252734
20242432
20232939
20222026
20213141
20201822
20193350
20183546
20173449
20163139
20152943
20144674
20134156
20124155
20113755
20103855
20095078
20083145
20075169
20064470
20054058
20046195
20034976
20023345
20013250
20003451
19993766
19983457
19975280
19964572
19953961
19943864
19933965
19924153
19914776
19903050
19893772
19884363
19875178
19862752
19854369
19843654
19832445
19823348
19812938
19803254
19793850

Map of recent crashes in LN9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LN9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LN9

The 24 most recent collisions in LN9 happened between 4 March and 26 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LN9

The A158 has the most collisions in LN9, 614 of 1,734 (35%), followed by the A153 (429).

Collisions in LN9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1586141,03821149
2ndA1534296402986
3rdB119187121111
4thB11836895620
5thB12255992521
6thB1190506116
7thB1195233025
8thA11157804
9thB11923500

Council area for LN9

LN9 is in East Lindsey, where police recorded 24,059 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LN9 accounts for 7.2% of them.

Town in LN9

Of the 1,734 collisions in LN9, 561 (32%) were in Horncastle.