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Kettering road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1984, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1983 (303), and casualties rose from 396.

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 1984
348
Up 15% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
439
Up 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1984

1.4% of collisions in Kettering in 1984 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious14341%
  • Slight20057%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious17339%
  • Slight26159%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 348, up 15% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (17%)
  • Tuesday36 (10%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.6%)
  • February27 (7.8%)
  • March20 (5.7%)
  • April27 (7.8%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June26 (7.5%)
  • July22 (6.3%)
  • August22 (6.3%)
  • September28 (8%)
  • October27 (7.8%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December46 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fog or mist15 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (50%)
  • Wet or damp159 (46%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph222 (64%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph117 (34%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (23%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)
  • Cyclist44 (10%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20127 (29%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3555 (13%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (60%)
  • Passenger115 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (62%)
  • Motorcycle104 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1984: 96, including 2 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA696132239
2ndA435865123
3rdA4271927110
4thA6003192409
5thA509101606
6thA60988902
7thA6046601
8thA5102200
9thB5762200
10thB6641101

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1984

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 189.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1984

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1984: 118.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1984

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,179 collisions in 1984, and 30% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years