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Kettering road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1993, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1992 (252), and casualties fell from 331.

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 1993
209
Down 17% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
277
Down 16% on 1992
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1993

1% of collisions in Kettering in 1993 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious6029%
  • Slight14770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6925%
  • Slight20674%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 209, down 17% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (22%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (9.6%)
  • Sunday20 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.1%)
  • February10 (4.8%)
  • March13 (6.2%)
  • April10 (4.8%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June17 (8.1%)
  • July18 (8.6%)
  • August19 (9.1%)
  • September16 (7.7%)
  • October20 (9.6%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December20 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (63%)
  • Wet or damp72 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (57%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph64 (31%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (85%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (62%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2051 (18%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (21%)
  • 36 to 4535 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (59%)
  • Passenger76 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (77%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Kettering

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 1993

The A6 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1993: 29, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6293708
2ndA6003242806
3rdA43182305
4thA4300182204
5thA14111514
6thA6900101302
7thA60986902
8thA4274902
9thA5094601
10thB6643401
11thA5101201
12thA60131100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1993

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 106.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1993

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1993: 75.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1993

North Northamptonshire recorded 821 collisions in 1993, and 25% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years