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Kettering road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1980, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (348), and casualties rose from 488.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,816 collisions in Kettering.

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

Collisions in 1980
360
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
489
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1980

2.8% of collisions in Kettering in 1980 were fatal and 46% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious16546%
  • Slight18551%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious22245%
  • Slight25753%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 360, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (12%)
  • Friday71 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.3%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March23 (6.4%)
  • April33 (9.2%)
  • May35 (9.7%)
  • June25 (6.9%)
  • July31 (8.6%)
  • August31 (8.6%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October28 (7.8%)
  • November29 (8.1%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (56%)
  • Wet or damp139 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (59%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph134 (37%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (28%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20158 (32%)
  • 21 to 2548 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (6.5%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (64%)
  • Passenger117 (24%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (60%)
  • Motorcycle139 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Kettering

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1980: 98, including 2 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA698126246
2ndA434155218
3rdA60033248218
4thA4300131305
5thA6098112802
6thA6900111305
7thA509101314
8thA60491914
9thA42771813
10thB6694402
11thB6643501
12thA5101310
13thB5761100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1980

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 199.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1980

NN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1980: 128.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1980

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,134 collisions in 1980, and 32% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1980, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years