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Kettering road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1990, and 477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (339), and casualties fell from 492.

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 1990
335
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
477
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Kettering in 1990 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious10230%
  • Slight22768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious15532%
  • Slight31265%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 335, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.9%)
  • February24 (7.2%)
  • March16 (4.8%)
  • April26 (7.8%)
  • May31 (9.3%)
  • June28 (8.4%)
  • July33 (9.9%)
  • August18 (5.4%)
  • September32 (9.6%)
  • October28 (8.4%)
  • November42 (13%)
  • December24 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (61%)
  • Wet or damp118 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (59%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph114 (34%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (65%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20127 (27%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3569 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (58%)
  • Passenger141 (30%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (76%)
  • Motorcycle62 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1990: 79, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA679111128
2ndA433452116
3rdA6003243906
4thA6900182002
5thA4300161903
6thA427122405
7thA509111306
8thA609891302
9thB5763300
10thB6693601
11thA6042411
12thB6641101

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1990

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 181.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1990

NN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1990: 112.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1990

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,092 collisions in 1990, and 31% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1990, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years