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Market Rasen road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Market Rasen, West Lindsey, from 1979 to 2025, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 46 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
299
1,552nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
382
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
46
55 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Market Rasen

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight25284%

What the data shows

  • Market Rasen had 51 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 68 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Market Rasen were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Market Rasen are between noon and 3pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 56 children under 16 were killed or injured in Market Rasen, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Market Rasen ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,552nd
Most casualties
1,568th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,829th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph269 (90%)
  • 40 mph6 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph23 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant172 (45%)
  • Pedestrian90 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (16%)
  • Cyclist39 (10%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Market Rasen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Market Rasen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Market Rasen peaked at 12 in 2010; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202333
202236
202111
202056
20191111
201899
2017918
201666
201567
201434
201355
201277
201188
20101215
200945
2008910
2007811
200667
2005610
200489
200335
200268
2001914
2000512
19991014
1998810
199733
199689
199556
199466
199359
199233
199145
199067
19891219
198845
198777
198656
198533
198499
1983810
1982710
1981912
19801113
19791015

Map of recent crashes in Market Rasen

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Market Rasen

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Market Rasen

The 24 most recent collisions in Market Rasen happened between 18 June 2019 and 13 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Market Rasen

The A631 has the most collisions in Market Rasen, 147 of 299 (49%), followed by the A46 (37).

Collisions in Market Rasen on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA631147199026
2ndA46375504
3rdB1202303601
4thB120391003

Council area for Market Rasen

Market Rasen is in West Lindsey, where police recorded 14,612 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Market Rasen accounts for 2% of them.

Postcode district for Market Rasen

All 299 collisions in Market Rasen were in the LN8 postcode district.