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Kettering road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 1999, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (212), and casualties fell from 313.

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 1999
216
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
309
Down 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 1999

1.9% of collisions in Kettering in 1999 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4722%
  • Slight16576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious6320%
  • Slight24178%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 216, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (18%)
  • Thursday22 (10%)
  • Friday56 (26%)
  • Saturday13 (6%)
  • Sunday21 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.9%)
  • February16 (7.4%)
  • March25 (12%)
  • April11 (5.1%)
  • May17 (7.9%)
  • June21 (9.7%)
  • July15 (6.9%)
  • August16 (7.4%)
  • September15 (6.9%)
  • October18 (8.3%)
  • November25 (12%)
  • December20 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (63%)
  • Wet or damp70 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (52%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph54 (25%)
  • 70 mph31 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (13%)
  • Roundabout22 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (73%)
  • Pedestrian37 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2047 (15%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3572 (23%)
  • 36 to 4552 (17%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.9%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (63%)
  • Passenger76 (25%)
  • Pedestrian37 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 1999: 29, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003293904
2ndA6244405
3rdA43233825
4thA14223118
5thA4300192201
6thA50981211
7thA69008901
8thA60985701
9thA4273300
10thA60133300
11thA5101301
12thB5761300
13thB6641301
14thB6691301

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 1999

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 96.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 1999

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 1999: 78.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1999

North Northamptonshire recorded 884 collisions in 1999, and 24% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years