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Grimsby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,876 road traffic collisions in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 20,094 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 105 were fatal and 2,861 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 194 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (224).

Collisions since 1979
15,876
79th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
20,094
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
105
107 people killed
Serious collisions
2,861
3,068 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
194
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
230
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Grimsby

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1050.7%
  • Serious2,86118%
  • Slight12,91081%

What the data shows

  • Grimsby had 2,275 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 2,973 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Grimsby were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,688 children under 16 were killed or injured in Grimsby, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Grimsby.

Where Grimsby ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
79th
Most casualties
78th
Most fatal collisions
112th
Most serious collisions
73rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,312 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,501 (16%)
  • Wednesday2,424 (15%)
  • Thursday2,421 (15%)
  • Friday2,731 (17%)
  • Saturday2,148 (14%)
  • Sunday1,339 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,806 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,909 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown85 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,402 (84%)
  • Roundabout1,190 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway903 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road348 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph106 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph15,240 (96%)
  • 40 mph120 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph98 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph64 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph224 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,479 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,754 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds193 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds105 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds77 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist59 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (0.1%)
  • Other93 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded98 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant8,733 (43%)
  • Cyclist3,781 (19%)
  • Pedestrian3,571 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist2,629 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant698 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant376 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant86 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)74 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant71 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Grimsby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Grimsby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Grimsby peaked at 483 in 1985; 2025 had 194.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 194
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025194230
2024224271
2023208245
2022201243
2021208248
2020186219
2019265333
2018255309
2017280349
2016254327
2015284369
2014317412
2013285396
2012305458
2011300450
2010261378
2009310460
2008282458
2007297420
2006332463
2005279388
2004326414
2003382510
2002427525
2001396496
2000423524
1999389499
1998425564
1997415500
1996381447
1995416496
1994400497
1993338407
1992449539
1991443546
1990465544
1989445538
1988436525
1987439518
198600
1985483588
1984469561
1983366433
1982450533
1981396483
1980395477
1979395504

Map of recent crashes in Grimsby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Grimsby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Grimsby

The 24 most recent collisions in Grimsby happened between 28 November and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Grimsby

The A16 has the most collisions in Grimsby, 1,187 of 15,876 (7.5%), followed by the A46 (1,109).

Collisions in Grimsby on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA161,1871,5477197
2ndA461,1091,5485201
3rdA1801,0661,5268133
4thA11368271,07611130
5thB12136027971118
6thA1243396512269
7thA18324403876
8thB1212231299042
9thB1444200254341
10thB1203197234133
11thA1098152184334
12thB12144652010
13thB1215313808
14thA1031212207
15thA11739903
16thB12105803
17thB12443302

Council area for Grimsby

Grimsby is in North East Lincolnshire, where police recorded 27,450 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Grimsby accounts for 58% of them.

Postcode districts in Grimsby

Collisions in Grimsby were recorded in 6 postcode districts, led by DN32 (5,650) and DN31 (4,474).