Serious
Car crash on the A43 in North Northamptonshire, 28 Dec 1986, 16:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01150
Kettering road accidents in 1986: crash statistics
Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1986, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 119 were serious.
Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (330), and casualties rose from 453.
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 1986
- 349
- Up 6% on 1985
- Casualties in 1986
- 473
- Up 4% on 1985
- Fatal collisions
- 5
- 1.4% of collisions
- Serious collisions
- 119
- 34% of collisions
Crash severity in Kettering in 1986
1.4% of collisions in Kettering in 1986 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.
Collisions by worst injury
- Fatal51.4%
- Serious11934%
- Slight22564%
People hurt, by injury
- Fatal51.1%
- Serious15633%
- Slight31266%
Kettering road accidents by year
Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025
Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 349, up 6% on 1985.
- Collisions
- Collisions in 1986
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 164 | 209 |
| 2024 | 159 | 210 |
| 2023 | 160 | 219 |
| 2022 | 156 | 190 |
| 2021 | 142 | 188 |
| 2020 | 105 | 132 |
| 2019 | 131 | 168 |
| 2018 | 123 | 227 |
| 2017 | 144 | 181 |
| 2016 | 128 | 174 |
| 2015 | 148 | 188 |
| 2014 | 191 | 242 |
| 2013 | 161 | 209 |
| 2012 | 171 | 242 |
| 2011 | 175 | 232 |
| 2010 | 188 | 250 |
| 2009 | 207 | 272 |
| 2008 | 203 | 267 |
| 2007 | 213 | 280 |
| 2006 | 220 | 299 |
| 2005 | 241 | 344 |
| 2004 | 248 | 326 |
| 2003 | 221 | 328 |
| 2002 | 229 | 317 |
| 2001 | 183 | 258 |
| 2000 | 237 | 326 |
| 1999 | 216 | 309 |
| 1998 | 212 | 313 |
| 1997 | 241 | 345 |
| 1996 | 268 | 386 |
| 1995 | 248 | 351 |
| 1994 | 224 | 311 |
| 1993 | 209 | 277 |
| 1992 | 252 | 331 |
| 1991 | 252 | 329 |
| 1990 | 335 | 477 |
| 1989 | 339 | 492 |
| 1988 | 326 | 454 |
| 1987 | 334 | 450 |
| 1986 | 349 | 473 |
| 1985 | 330 | 453 |
| 1984 | 348 | 439 |
| 1983 | 303 | 396 |
| 1982 | 362 | 498 |
| 1981 | 312 | 427 |
| 1980 | 360 | 489 |
| 1979 | 348 | 488 |
When and where crashes happen in Kettering in 1986
Collisions by day of the week
- Monday42 (12%)
- Tuesday45 (13%)
- Wednesday67 (19%)
- Thursday51 (15%)
- Friday58 (17%)
- Saturday53 (15%)
- Sunday33 (9.5%)
Collisions by time of day
- 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
- 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
- 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
- 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
- 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
- 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
- 18:00 to 20:5965 (19%)
- 21:00 to 23:5941 (12%)
Collisions by month
- January17 (4.9%)
- February24 (6.9%)
- March27 (7.7%)
- April27 (7.7%)
- May22 (6.3%)
- June23 (6.6%)
- July22 (6.3%)
- August45 (13%)
- September27 (7.7%)
- October29 (8.3%)
- November47 (13%)
- December39 (11%)
Light conditions
- Daylight233 (67%)
- Dark, street lights lit75 (21%)
- Dark, no street lighting36 (10%)
- Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
Weather at the time
- Fine, no high winds257 (74%)
- Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
- Fine with high winds17 (4.9%)
- Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
- Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
- Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
- Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
- Other6 (1.7%)
- Not recorded1 (0.3%)
Road surface
- Dry200 (57%)
- Wet or damp130 (37%)
- Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
- Snow7 (2%)
- Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
Speed limit at the scene
- 30 mph210 (60%)
- 40 mph13 (3.7%)
- 50 mph1 (0.3%)
- 60 mph117 (34%)
- 70 mph7 (2%)
- Not recorded1 (0.3%)
Type of road
- Single carriageway318 (91%)
- Dual carriageway17 (4.9%)
- One way street or slip road12 (3.4%)
- Roundabout1 (0.3%)
- Not recorded1 (0.3%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1986
Casualties by road user
- Car occupant254 (54%)
- Motorcyclist100 (21%)
- Pedestrian58 (12%)
- Cyclist36 (7.6%)
- Van occupant8 (1.7%)
- Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
- Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
- Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
- Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
- Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
Casualties by age
- 0 to 58 (1.7%)
- 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
- 11 to 1540 (8.5%)
- 16 to 20120 (25%)
- 21 to 2568 (14%)
- 26 to 3564 (14%)
- 36 to 4559 (12%)
- 46 to 5545 (9.5%)
- 56 to 6532 (6.8%)
- 66 to 7511 (2.3%)
- Over 7513 (2.7%)
Drivers, passengers and pedestrians
- Driver or rider289 (61%)
- Passenger126 (27%)
- Pedestrian58 (12%)
Vehicles involved
- Car426 (68%)
- Motorcycle100 (16%)
- Pedal cycle38 (6.1%)
- Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
- Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.9%)
- Bus or coach6 (1%)
- Minibus5 (0.8%)
- Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
- Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 1986
The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1986: 72, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.
Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1986
Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 174.
Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1986
NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1986: 111.
North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1986
North Northamptonshire recorded 1,180 collisions in 1986, and 30% of them were in the old Kettering district.
Other former districts in North Northamptonshire
Latest crashes in Kettering in 1986
Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.
Severity
- Slight
Car crash on the A427 in North Northamptonshire, 27 Dec 1986, 21:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AC00953
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A6003 in North Northamptonshire, 26 Dec 1986, 23:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 198634AK01143
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in North Northamptonshire, 25 Dec 1986, 00:10
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 198634AK01142
- Serious
Bus crash on a C road in North Northamptonshire, 24 Dec 1986, 17:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01141
- Slight
Lorry crash on the A43 in North Northamptonshire, 24 Dec 1986, 02:25
- A lorry and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01137
- Serious
Car crash on the A427 in North Northamptonshire, 23 Dec 1986, 11:05
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 198634AC00945
- Serious
Car crash on a C road in North Northamptonshire, 22 Dec 1986, 16:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01129
- Slight
Car crash on the A509 in North Northamptonshire, 20 Dec 1986, 16:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01121
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in North Northamptonshire, 19 Dec 1986, 20:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01132
- Serious
Car crash on a C road in North Northamptonshire, 19 Dec 1986, 08:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01117
- Slight
Car crash on the A6 in North Northamptonshire, 18 Dec 1986, 16:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01110
- Slight
Lorry crash on the A6 in North Northamptonshire, 18 Dec 1986, 10:15
- A lorry and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01115
- Slight
Lorry crash on the A604 in North Northamptonshire, 17 Dec 1986, 12:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01109
- Serious
Car crash on the A6900 in North Northamptonshire, 17 Dec 1986, 00:25
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 198634AK01108
- Slight
Car crash on the A6900 in North Northamptonshire, 16 Dec 1986, 18:05
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 198634AK01107
- Slight
Lorry crash on a C road in North Northamptonshire, 16 Dec 1986, 13:10
- 2 lorries and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01105
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in North Northamptonshire, 15 Dec 1986, 21:15
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01131
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on a C road in North Northamptonshire, 15 Dec 1986, 20:45
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01113
- Slight
Car crash on the A6 in North Northamptonshire, 15 Dec 1986, 20:35
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01100
- Slight
Car crash on the A6 in North Northamptonshire, 13 Dec 1986, 13:45
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01103
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in North Northamptonshire, 13 Dec 1986, 09:55
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 198634AK01146
- Serious
Car crash on a C road in North Northamptonshire, 12 Dec 1986, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01093
- Slight
Car crash on the A509 in North Northamptonshire, 11 Dec 1986, 19:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 198634AK01085