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Kettering road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1983, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1982 (362), and casualties fell from 498.

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 1983
303
Down 16% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
396
Down 20% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1983

3.3% of collisions in Kettering in 1983 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.3%
  • Serious12842%
  • Slight16554%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.3%
  • Serious16441%
  • Slight21955%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 303, down 16% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday65 (21%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.3%)
  • February20 (6.6%)
  • March23 (7.6%)
  • April24 (7.9%)
  • May25 (8.3%)
  • June24 (7.9%)
  • July20 (6.6%)
  • August18 (5.9%)
  • September35 (12%)
  • October35 (12%)
  • November29 (9.6%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (58%)
  • Wet or damp107 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4%)
  • Snow6 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (57%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph116 (38%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20126 (32%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (65%)
  • Passenger96 (24%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (63%)
  • Motorcycle112 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1983: 67, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66782328
2ndA434867221
3rdA60032436210
4thA427101505
5thA69101004
6thA50991306
7thB5766903
8thA43005503
9thA60985604
10thA6044402
11thA69003302
12thB6642502
13thB6692201
14thA5101200

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1983

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 154.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1983

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1983: 98.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1983

North Northamptonshire recorded 939 collisions in 1983, and 32% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1983, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years