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Kettering road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1998, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1997 (241), and casualties fell from 345.

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 1998
212
Down 12% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
313
Down 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Kettering in 1998 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5827%
  • Slight15272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7825%
  • Slight23374%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 212, down 12% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (19%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday17 (8%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9%)
  • February11 (5.2%)
  • March15 (7.1%)
  • April14 (6.6%)
  • May14 (6.6%)
  • June19 (9%)
  • July18 (8.5%)
  • August26 (12%)
  • September12 (5.7%)
  • October21 (9.9%)
  • November27 (13%)
  • December16 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (65%)
  • Wet or damp69 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (53%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph50 (24%)
  • 70 mph33 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (16%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (70%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2050 (16%)
  • 21 to 2547 (15%)
  • 26 to 3567 (21%)
  • 36 to 4537 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.6%)
  • Over 754 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (63%)
  • Passenger87 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A14 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1998: 28, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14285106
2ndA6003253406
3rdA43213505
4thA4300172005
5thA509142806
6thA6900141902
7thA6122203
8thA60986812
9thA4274602
10thA60132200
11thB6692300
12thB6641100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1998

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 103.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1998

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1998: 69.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1998

North Northamptonshire recorded 821 collisions in 1998, and 26% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1998, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1998.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years