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Humberston and New Waltham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,142 road traffic collisions in Humberston and New Waltham, North East Lincolnshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 235 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,142
687th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,538
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
20 people killed
Serious collisions
235
268 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Humberston and New Waltham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious23521%
  • Slight88978%

What the data shows

  • Humberston and New Waltham had 141 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 212 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Humberston and New Waltham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 284 children under 16 were killed or injured in Humberston and New Waltham, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Humberston and New Waltham.

Where Humberston and New Waltham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
687th
Most casualties
656th
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
626th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (15%)
  • Tuesday153 (13%)
  • Wednesday157 (14%)
  • Thursday176 (15%)
  • Friday177 (15%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday162 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight834 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway999 (87%)
  • Roundabout134 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph905 (79%)
  • 40 mph144 (13%)
  • 60 mph82 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds969 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant815 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist248 (16%)
  • Cyclist230 (15%)
  • Pedestrian185 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Humberston and New Waltham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Humberston and New Waltham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Humberston and New Waltham peaked at 43 in 1981; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251111
20241318
20231416
20221519
20211013
20201926
20191717
20181012
20171620
20161618
20151113
20142844
20131321
20122539
20111728
20102430
20092231
20081932
20072128
20063253
20052639
20041618
20033241
20022331
20011820
20003041
19992636
19982225
19973648
19963848
19954150
19943147
19932440
19921924
19912025
19903655
19893641
19883343
19874255
198600
19853348
19843242
19833641
19823341
19814362
19803651
19792737

Map of recent crashes in Humberston and New Waltham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Humberston and New Waltham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Humberston and New Waltham

The 24 most recent collisions in Humberston and New Waltham happened between 13 January 2024 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Humberston and New Waltham

The A1031 has the most collisions in Humberston and New Waltham, 215 of 1,142 (19%), followed by the B1219 (182).

Collisions in Humberston and New Waltham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1031215289556
2ndB1219182240536
3rdA1098152198037
4thA16132193119

Council area for Humberston and New Waltham

Humberston and New Waltham is in North East Lincolnshire, where police recorded 27,450 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Humberston and New Waltham accounts for 4.2% of them.

Postcode districts in Humberston and New Waltham

Collisions in Humberston and New Waltham were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by DN36 (969) and DN35 (173).