Keith Whitlam
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Detective Sergeant

Keith Whitlam

Lincolnshire Police — Lincoln, ENG
Accident
End of Watch September 16, 1981
Age 40
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a road accident while driving on duty, together with two other people, when their cars collided near Lincoln.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Whitlam served with the Lincolnshire Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Whitlam.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Lincolnshire Police
Location Lincoln, ENG
Platform Identity lincpd.lin.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 16, 1981
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Detective Sergeant Keith Whitlam is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Lincolnshire Police, 7 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Lincolnshire Police
7
of 7 officers
100% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Keith Whitlam's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Keith Whitlam Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Keith Whitlam is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897