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Kettering road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1992, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1991, and casualties rose from 329.

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 1992
252
Level with 1991
Casualties in 1992
331
Up 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1992

4% of collisions in Kettering in 1992 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104%
  • Serious6124%
  • Slight18172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious8526%
  • Slight23571%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1992 is highlighted, with 252, level with 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (18%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.7%)
  • February24 (9.5%)
  • March15 (6%)
  • April15 (6%)
  • May15 (6%)
  • June24 (9.5%)
  • July25 (9.9%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September18 (7.1%)
  • October24 (9.5%)
  • November20 (7.9%)
  • December24 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (58%)
  • Wet or damp87 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (61%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph66 (26%)
  • 70 mph15 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (86%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (59%)
  • Pedestrian58 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2054 (16%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (24%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (58%)
  • Passenger80 (24%)
  • Pedestrian58 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (75%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1992: 64, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66488311
2ndA43244134
3rdA6003172014
4thA6900141503
5thA4300101201
6thA5098802
7thA42771323
8thA1461104
9thA60985501
10thB6692200
11thB5761100
12thB6641100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1992

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 117.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1992

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1992: 80.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1992

North Northamptonshire recorded 871 collisions in 1992, and 29% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years