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Kettering road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1981, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1980 (360), and casualties fell from 489.

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 1981
312
Down 13% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
427
Down 13% on 1980
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1981

1% of collisions in Kettering in 1981 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious13443%
  • Slight17556%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious18744%
  • Slight23555%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 312, down 13% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (8.3%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.4%)
  • February19 (6.1%)
  • March23 (7.4%)
  • April15 (4.8%)
  • May28 (9%)
  • June22 (7.1%)
  • July27 (8.7%)
  • August25 (8%)
  • September37 (12%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December31 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (54%)
  • Wet or damp118 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.8%)
  • Snow9 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (60%)
  • 40 mph3 (1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph119 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (25%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20135 (32%)
  • 21 to 2562 (15%)
  • 26 to 3549 (11%)
  • 36 to 4540 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (61%)
  • Passenger114 (27%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (63%)
  • Motorcycle109 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Kettering

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 1981

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1981: 68, including 1 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66893133
2ndA434465120
3rdA6003192509
4thA6900131505
5thA4300101402
6thA604101205
7thA609891103
8thA42781214
9thA5094703
10thB6642302
11thB6691801

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1981

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 166.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1981

NN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1981: 108.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1981

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,078 collisions in 1981, and 29% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1981, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years