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Kettering road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1997, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1996 (268), and casualties fell from 386.

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 1997
241
Down 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
345
Down 11% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1997

2.1% of collisions in Kettering in 1997 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5623%
  • Slight18075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7321%
  • Slight26677%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 241, down 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (19%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (12%)
  • February13 (5.4%)
  • March13 (5.4%)
  • April22 (9.1%)
  • May23 (9.5%)
  • June16 (6.6%)
  • July17 (7.1%)
  • August15 (6.2%)
  • September22 (9.1%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November23 (9.5%)
  • December23 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (17%)
  • Fog or mist10 (4.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (62%)
  • Wet or damp76 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (54%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph53 (22%)
  • 70 mph35 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (15%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (69%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (19%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.9%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (63%)
  • Passenger93 (27%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1997: 34, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003344219
2ndA14254207
3rdA43223415
4thA4300192405
5thA6900151602
6thA509101203
7thA6101401
8thA60987701
9thA4274510
10thA60131100
11thB6641101

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1997

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 120.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1997

NN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1997: 78.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1997

North Northamptonshire recorded 897 collisions in 1997, and 27% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years