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Kettering road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1988, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (334), and casualties rose from 450.

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 1988
326
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
454
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Kettering in 1988 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious11535%
  • Slight20563%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious14632%
  • Slight30166%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 326, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday41 (13%)
  • Saturday54 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.4%)
  • February25 (7.7%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April29 (8.9%)
  • May22 (6.7%)
  • June31 (9.5%)
  • July28 (8.6%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November28 (8.6%)
  • December29 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (58%)
  • Wet or damp123 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (59%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph104 (32%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (17%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20102 (22%)
  • 21 to 2578 (17%)
  • 26 to 3572 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (59%)
  • Passenger127 (28%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (70%)
  • Motorcycle75 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1988: 89, including 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689122032
2ndA433855013
3rdA6003172108
4thA427132426
5thA4300131513
6thA604121703
7thA6900121705
8thA50991623
9thA60984402
10thB5761100
11thB6641100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1988

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 180.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1988

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1988: 110.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1988

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,141 collisions in 1988, and 29% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years