Lingfield road traffic accidents
Lingfield recorded 157 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 203 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 63% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 16
- Casualties
- 203
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 16
- Casualties
- 203
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Lingfield
Roads in Lingfield
Postcode districts in Lingfield
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Lingfield
Road collision statistics for Lingfield
Collisions recorded
157
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
203
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
16
10.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Lingfield
Collisions in Lingfield are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (21.7% of the total), with 35.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93% of recorded collisions in Lingfield happen on a single carriageway. Around 28.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Lingfield have produced 203 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.3% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 17 collisions, Monday 17 collisions, Tuesday 22 collisions, Wednesday 34 collisions, Thursday 21 collisions, Friday 18 collisions, Saturday 28 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 101 collisions, Darkness 56 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 146 collisions, Roundabout 4 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 108 collisions, 40 mph 38 collisions, 50 mph 8 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 112 collisions, Raining no high winds 23 collisions, Other 10 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 130 casualties, Passenger 40 casualties, Pedestrian 33 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Lingfield
How many road accidents have there been in Lingfield?
157 collisions have been recorded in Lingfield in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 203 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Lingfield were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 16 were serious — 10.8% of all recorded collisions in Lingfield resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Lingfield?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in Lingfield, accounting for 21.7% of them, and 35.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Lingfield happen on?
93% of collisions in Lingfield are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Lingfield?
Pedestrians make up 16.3% of the 203 casualties recorded in Lingfield.
Is road safety in Lingfield getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Lingfield fell 63% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Lingfield come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Lingfield cover 1999 to 2025.