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Kettering road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1982, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1981 (312), and casualties rose from 427.

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 1982
362
Up 16% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
498
Up 17% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Kettering in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious11833%
  • Slight23966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious15431%
  • Slight33768%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 362, up 16% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (17%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (11%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.2%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April33 (9.1%)
  • May24 (6.6%)
  • June23 (6.4%)
  • July27 (7.5%)
  • August22 (6.1%)
  • September32 (8.8%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November35 (9.7%)
  • December51 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (5.2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Other12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (55%)
  • Wet or damp137 (38%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (62%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph114 (31%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (23%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Cyclist35 (7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6%)
  • 16 to 20160 (32%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (61%)
  • Passenger137 (28%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car407 (64%)
  • Motorcycle118 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Kettering

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 1982

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1982: 95, including 2 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA695136231
2ndA434460010
3rdA60032539010
4thA6900171905
5thA4300152608
6thA509111606
7thA60481303
8thA609881301
9thA4273502
10thB6692202
11thB5761100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1982

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 205.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1982

NN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1982: 125.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1982

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,180 collisions in 1982, and 31% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years