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Kettering road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1996, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (248), and casualties rose from 351.

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 1996
268
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
386
Up 10% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1996

1.5% of collisions in Kettering in 1996 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious7327%
  • Slight19171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9023%
  • Slight29276%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 268, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.7%)
  • February23 (8.6%)
  • March16 (6%)
  • April21 (7.8%)
  • May15 (5.6%)
  • June17 (6.3%)
  • July23 (8.6%)
  • August20 (7.5%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December24 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Fog or mist13 (4.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (62%)
  • Wet or damp83 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (51%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph70 (26%)
  • 70 mph47 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (17%)
  • Roundabout24 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (69%)
  • Pedestrian46 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2099 (26%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (21%)
  • 36 to 4539 (10%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (56%)
  • Passenger125 (32%)
  • Pedestrian46 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (77%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1996: 39, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60033965013
2ndA14385729
3rdA43223124
4thA6900172404
5thA6152307
6thA4300142302
7thA6098111404
8thA50991002
9thA4277703
10thA60133301
11thB6641201
12thB6691100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1996

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 126.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1996

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1996: 92.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1996

North Northamptonshire recorded 868 collisions in 1996, and 31% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1996, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1996.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years