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Kettering road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,816 road traffic collisions in Kettering from 1979 to 2025, and 14,766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 236 were fatal and 3,045 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 164 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (159), and casualties fell from 210 to 209.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,816
Casualties
14,766
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
236
2.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
164
Up 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Kettering

2.2% of collisions in Kettering from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2362.2%
  • Serious3,04528%
  • Slight7,53570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2651.8%
  • Serious3,83626%
  • Slight10,66572%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. In 2025 there were 164, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 164
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025164209
2024159210
2023160219
2022156190
2021142188
2020105132
2019131168
2018123227
2017144181
2016128174
2015148188
2014191242
2013161209
2012171242
2011175232
2010188250
2009207272
2008203267
2007213280
2006220299
2005241344
2004248326
2003221328
2002229317
2001183258
2000237326
1999216309
1998212313
1997241345
1996268386
1995248351
1994224311
1993209277
1992252331
1991252329
1990335477
1989339492
1988326454
1987334450
1986349473
1985330453
1984348439
1983303396
1982362498
1981312427
1980360489
1979348488

When and where crashes happen in Kettering

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,528 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,574 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,650 (15%)
  • Thursday1,567 (14%)
  • Friday1,851 (17%)
  • Saturday1,448 (13%)
  • Sunday1,198 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59388 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59204 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,480 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,435 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,835 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,784 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,670 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,020 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January898 (8.3%)
  • February752 (7%)
  • March784 (7.2%)
  • April816 (7.5%)
  • May871 (8.1%)
  • June833 (7.7%)
  • July921 (8.5%)
  • August853 (7.9%)
  • September959 (8.9%)
  • October989 (9.1%)
  • November1,090 (10%)
  • December1,050 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,633 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,909 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting943 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown262 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit69 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,519 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,416 (13%)
  • Fog or mist196 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds173 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds101 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds90 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.2%)
  • Other208 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded93 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,737 (62%)
  • Wet or damp3,612 (33%)
  • Frost or ice362 (3.3%)
  • Snow85 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep13 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph6,123 (57%)
  • 40 mph639 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph89 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph3,045 (28%)
  • 70 mph874 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,655 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway1,076 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout717 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road331 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Kettering

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,049 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist1,962 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,753 (12%)
  • Cyclist970 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant438 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant191 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)183 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant96 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant55 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5323 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10555 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 151,015 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 203,048 (21%)
  • 21 to 251,829 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,638 (18%)
  • 36 to 451,994 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,431 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 65959 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75556 (3.8%)
  • Over 75407 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,205 (62%)
  • Passenger3,808 (26%)
  • Pedestrian1,753 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car14,538 (72%)
  • Motorcycle1,990 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes997 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle987 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes951 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach194 (1%)
  • Other vehicle164 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car141 (0.7%)
  • Minibus53 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)25 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Kettering

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Kettering

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Kettering

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering, with 607 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering from 1979 to 2025: 1,523, including 35 fatal and 535 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61,5232,19535535
2ndA431,2091,74351357
3rdA60031,0431,43816269
4thA1467897720137
5thA430067085110135
6thA6900452551498
7thA5093294447103
8thA6098270356264
9thA4272313911895
10thB576125223329
11thA60486138430
12thB66979105416
13thA6013628007
14thB6644565121
15thA510223736
16thA69101004
17thA60334601
18thA43031100
19thA451100
20thA45001100

Towns in Kettering

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 5,283.

Postcode districts in Kettering

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering from 1979 to 2025: 3,581.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts

North Northamptonshire recorded 36,605 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 30% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering

Of the latest 24 crashes in Kettering, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 26 December 2025.

Severity