The A16: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 217 people were killed or seriously injured in 160 collisions on the A16, making it the 60th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
160
serious or fatal collisions
217
people killed or seriously injured
28
collisions that took a life
#60
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A16 carries 560 recorded injury collisions over the period, 160 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in East Lindsey, Boston, South Holland, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 18% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 60 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2022 with 42 serious collisions, and the count is down 42% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A16
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- East Lindsey66 KSI
- Boston29 KSI
- South Holland21 KSI
- North East Lincolnshire16 KSI
- Peterborough14 KSI
- South Kesteven13 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A16
2025: 22 (down 38.9% on the year before) · peak 42 in 2022 · -42.1% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A16
How many accidents happen on the A16?
Police recorded 560 injury collisions on the A16 over 2021–2025, of which 160 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 217 people killed or seriously injured, including 28 fatal collisions.
Is the A16 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 60 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 54 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A16 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in East Lindsey, Boston, South Holland. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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