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Kettering road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1991, and 329 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 1990 (335), and casualties fell from 477.

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 1991
252
Down 25% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
329
Down 31% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1991

2% of collisions in Kettering in 1991 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious7229%
  • Slight17569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious9128%
  • Slight23170%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 252, down 25% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday30 (12%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (12%)
  • February19 (7.5%)
  • March7 (2.8%)
  • April17 (6.7%)
  • May19 (7.5%)
  • June24 (9.5%)
  • July23 (9.1%)
  • August21 (8.3%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November23 (9.1%)
  • December22 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Other9 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (55%)
  • Wet or damp99 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (62%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph75 (30%)
  • 70 mph10 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (60%)
  • Pedestrian50 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2067 (20%)
  • 21 to 2547 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (56%)
  • Passenger94 (29%)
  • Pedestrian50 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (73%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1991: 54, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65477112
2ndA43263216
3rdA6003192702
4thA4300121312
5thA6900121202
6thA42782015
7thA5095502
8thA60984400
9thB6644511
10thB5763301
11thA6042201
12thB6691100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1991

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 135.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1991

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1991: 82.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1991

North Northamptonshire recorded 939 collisions in 1991, and 27% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1991, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years