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Washingborough and Heighington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
172
2,112th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
216
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
39
44 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Washingborough and Heighington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3923%
  • Slight13076%

What the data shows

  • Washingborough and Heighington had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Washingborough and Heighington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 47 children under 16 were killed or injured in Washingborough and Heighington, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Washingborough and Heighington.

Where Washingborough and Heighington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,112th
Most casualties
2,175th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday15 (8.7%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (74%)
  • 40 mph33 (19%)
  • 60 mph11 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant101 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (26%)
  • Cyclist27 (13%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Washingborough and Heighington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Washingborough and Heighington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Washingborough and Heighington peaked at 8 in 1983; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202400
202323
202222
202133
202033
201900
201823
201711
201600
201522
201467
201345
201200
201144
201022
200945
200822
200711
200657
200555
200447
200324
200244
200177
200044
199925
199868
199733
199622
199533
199468
199300
199233
1991510
1990411
198944
198866
198744
198635
198579
198477
198389
198269
198188
198089
197936

Map of recent crashes in Washingborough and Heighington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Washingborough and Heighington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Washingborough and Heighington

The 24 most recent collisions in Washingborough and Heighington happened between 18 May 2014 and 11 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Washingborough and Heighington

Of the 172 collisions in Washingborough and Heighington, 68 were on the B1190.

Collisions in Washingborough and Heighington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB11906887220

Council area for Washingborough and Heighington

Washingborough and Heighington is in North Kesteven, where police recorded 15,340 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Washingborough and Heighington accounts for 1.1% of them.

Postcode district for Washingborough and Heighington

All 172 collisions in Washingborough and Heighington were in the LN4 postcode district.