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Epworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Epworth, North Lincolnshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
252
1,725th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
353
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
43
46 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Epworth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4317%
  • Slight20883%

What the data shows

  • Epworth had 25 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 46 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Epworth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 51 children under 16 were killed or injured in Epworth, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Epworth.

Where Epworth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,725th
Most casualties
1,640th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,903rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday43 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph228 (90%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant190 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (16%)
  • Cyclist47 (13%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Epworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Epworth peaked at 12 in 1999; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202311
202237
202145
202045
201935
201845
201711
201634
201523
201445
201389
2012510
201133
201088
200945
200834
200749
2006510
200545
2004811
2003812
200257
2001710
200067
19991226
199866
19971116
199657
199536
19941118
19931217
199266
199189
19901215
1989812
19881114
1987710
198600
198559
198444
198389
198244
198112
198045
197955

Map of recent crashes in Epworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Epworth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Epworth

The 24 most recent collisions in Epworth happened between 25 June 2016 and 10 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Epworth

Of the 252 collisions in Epworth, 90 were on the A161.

Collisions in Epworth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16190152114

Council area for Epworth

Epworth is in North Lincolnshire, where police recorded 26,652 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Epworth accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Epworth

All 252 collisions in Epworth were in the DN9 postcode district.