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Kettering road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1987, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (349), and casualties fell from 473.

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 1987
334
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
450
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1987

2.4% of collisions in Kettering in 1987 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious12237%
  • Slight20461%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious15234%
  • Slight28964%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 334, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (10%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday67 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February22 (6.6%)
  • March28 (8.4%)
  • April25 (7.5%)
  • May29 (8.7%)
  • June31 (9.3%)
  • July41 (12%)
  • August25 (7.5%)
  • September27 (8.1%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November31 (9.3%)
  • December23 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (51%)
  • Wet or damp144 (43%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (57%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph109 (33%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (21%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20112 (25%)
  • 21 to 2576 (17%)
  • 26 to 3574 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (65%)
  • Passenger111 (25%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (69%)
  • Motorcycle93 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1987: 85, including 2 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA685126242
2ndA435178220
3rdA6003252905
4thA4300182004
5thA427142627
6thA5099903
7thA690091203
8thA60481012
9thA60987803
10thA5101100
11thB6641101

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1987

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 179.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1987

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1987: 112.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1987

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,120 collisions in 1987, and 30% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1987, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years