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Gainsborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,834 road traffic collisions in Gainsborough, West Lindsey, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 266 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, up 48% on 2024 (23).

Collisions since 1979
1,834
487th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,251
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
27
28 people killed
Serious collisions
266
286 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Up 48% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Up 37% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Gainsborough

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal271.5%
  • Serious26615%
  • Slight1,54184%

What the data shows

  • Gainsborough had 289 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 337 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Gainsborough were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 465 children under 16 were killed or injured in Gainsborough, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Gainsborough.

Where Gainsborough ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
487th
Most casualties
494th
Most fatal collisions
380th
Most serious collisions
554th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday256 (14%)
  • Tuesday264 (14%)
  • Wednesday273 (15%)
  • Thursday312 (17%)
  • Friday308 (17%)
  • Saturday234 (13%)
  • Sunday187 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,395 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit382 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,693 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,700 (93%)
  • 40 mph70 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph50 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,469 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded44 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,004 (45%)
  • Pedestrian481 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist349 (16%)
  • Cyclist338 (15%)
  • Van occupant18 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Gainsborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gainsborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Gainsborough peaked at 67 in 1980; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253437
20242327
20232228
20222328
20212427
20202123
20193642
20183644
20173341
20163750
20153038
20142631
20132328
20123958
20113353
20104247
20093341
20083644
20073343
20064259
20054464
20044455
20033541
20024160
20014353
20003643
19993744
19984660
19973442
19962837
19953036
19943135
19933444
19923845
19913440
19905664
19896586
19886179
19874957
19865257
19854956
19845160
19835255
19824755
19814751
19806781
19795762

Map of recent crashes in Gainsborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Gainsborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Gainsborough

The 24 most recent collisions in Gainsborough happened between 4 June and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Gainsborough

The A159 has the most collisions in Gainsborough, 405 of 1,834 (22%), followed by the A156 (176).

Collisions in Gainsborough on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA159405517655
2ndA156176225431
3rdB143391109210
4thA63177116111
5thA1587800

Council area for Gainsborough

Gainsborough is in West Lindsey, where police recorded 14,612 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Gainsborough accounts for 13% of them.

Postcode district for Gainsborough

All 1,834 collisions in Gainsborough were in the DN21 postcode district.