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Kettering road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1985, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (348), and casualties rose from 439.

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 1985
330
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
453
Up 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1985

2.7% of collisions in Kettering in 1985 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious12939%
  • Slight19258%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious16637%
  • Slight27861%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 330, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday69 (21%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.5%)
  • February21 (6.4%)
  • March20 (6.1%)
  • April25 (7.6%)
  • May27 (8.2%)
  • June30 (9.1%)
  • July25 (7.6%)
  • August27 (8.2%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December19 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (56%)
  • Wet or damp122 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.2%)
  • Snow7 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (62%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph97 (29%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (20%)
  • Pedestrian59 (13%)
  • Cyclist45 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20144 (32%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (60%)
  • Passenger120 (26%)
  • Pedestrian59 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (66%)
  • Motorcycle90 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1985: 77, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA677114330
2ndA434664014
3rdA4300262907
4thA60032031111
5thA6900121404
6thA427111607
7thA5095602
8thA60451010
9thA60984602
10thA5102210
11thB5762602
12thB6692201

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1985

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 170.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1985

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1985: 116.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1985

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,132 collisions in 1985, and 29% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1985, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years