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Waddington (North Kesteven) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Waddington, North Kesteven, from 1979 to 2025, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 74 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
308
1,527th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
422
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
74
85 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Waddington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7424%
  • Slight23075%

What the data shows

  • Waddington had 33 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 64 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Waddington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 54 children under 16 were killed or injured in Waddington, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Waddington.

Where Waddington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,527th
Most casualties
1,476th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,376th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (59%)
  • 40 mph84 (27%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph38 (12%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant224 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (21%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Waddington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waddington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Waddington peaked at 16 in 1980; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202433
202322
202233
202111
202055
201922
201847
2017712
201611
201534
201444
201346
2012914
201168
2010710
200966
2008911
2007810
2006812
200536
200468
2003911
20021118
200178
20001119
1999810
199867
19971018
199667
199558
199466
199378
1992712
199133
199034
198911
19881219
198755
198677
1985910
19841113
19831114
19821215
19811329
19801622
197966

Map of recent crashes in Waddington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Waddington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Waddington

The 24 most recent collisions in Waddington happened between 22 June 2018 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Waddington

The A607 has the most collisions in Waddington, 92 of 308 (30%), followed by the A15 (9).

Collisions in Waddington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60792151121
2ndA1591301

Council area for Waddington

Waddington is in North Kesteven, where police recorded 15,340 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Waddington accounts for 2% of them.

Postcode district for Waddington

All 308 collisions in Waddington were in the LN5 postcode district.