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Holbeach road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
623
1,016th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
764
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
104
117 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Holbeach

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious10417%
  • Slight51282%

What the data shows

  • Holbeach had 85 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 116 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Holbeach were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 100 children under 16 were killed or injured in Holbeach, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Holbeach.

Where Holbeach ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,016th
Most casualties
1,037th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,117th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday112 (18%)
  • Saturday104 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight476 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway606 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph475 (76%)
  • 40 mph57 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph77 (12%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds502 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant339 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (20%)
  • Pedestrian135 (18%)
  • Cyclist106 (14%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Holbeach road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Holbeach, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Holbeach peaked at 28 in 1987; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025810
202457
202399
202233
202188
202045
20191620
201879
20171115
20161418
20151418
20141011
20131214
2012810
20111214
20101321
20091418
2008810
20071518
20061013
20051722
20041216
200356
20021619
20011114
20001419
19991215
19981623
19971113
19961717
19951416
19941622
1993810
19921517
19911012
19901316
19891823
19882228
19872829
19862228
19852531
19842021
19831616
19822125
19811516
19801423
19791416

Map of recent crashes in Holbeach

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Holbeach

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Holbeach

The 24 most recent collisions in Holbeach happened between 2 October 2022 and 23 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Holbeach

The A151 has the most collisions in Holbeach, 153 of 623 (25%), followed by the B1515 (134).

Collisions in Holbeach on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA151153198226
2ndB1515134176017
3rdB1168111129222
4thA17142014

Council area for Holbeach

Holbeach is in South Holland, where police recorded 13,496 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Holbeach accounts for 4.6% of them.

Postcode district for Holbeach

All 623 collisions in Holbeach were in the PE12 postcode district.