Road collisions in Lincolnshire

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 8,294 road collisions where someone was hurt on Lincolnshire's roads from 2021 to 2025. 208 were fatal and 1,632 serious.

Lincolnshire in 2025

Reported injury collisions
1,709
Fatal
34
Serious
327
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
45.5
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Lincolnshire by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021393611,1301,530
2022443161,2451,605
2023443211,3591,724
2024473071,3721,726
2025343271,3481,709

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

10,993 people were killed or injured in collisions on Lincolnshire's roads from 2021 to 2025, 2,165 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Lincolnshire's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian19232748999
Cyclist8172640820
E-scooter rider0101
Motorcyclist483987641,210
Car occupant1311,0026,0297,162
Van or goods vehicle occupant13107508628
Bus or coach occupant144449
Other62395124
All road users2261,9398,82810,993

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph22
  • 30 mph3,425
  • 40 mph610
  • 50 mph454
  • 60 mph3,448
  • 70 mph335

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban32.5%
  • Rural67.5%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Lincolnshire

Licensed cars kept in Lincolnshire at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
433,049
Up 1.2% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
545
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
3.6%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
4.9%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
216,147 (49.9%)
Diesel
159,923 (36.9%)
Hybrid (petrol)
30,980 (7.2%)
Electric and other fuels
25,999 (6.0%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.