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Kettering road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2003, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (229), and casualties rose from 317.

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 2003
221
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
328
Up 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2003

2.3% of collisions in Kettering in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight27484%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 221, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (10%)
  • February14 (6.3%)
  • March18 (8.1%)
  • April15 (6.8%)
  • May15 (6.8%)
  • June13 (5.9%)
  • July21 (9.5%)
  • August18 (8.1%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October21 (9.5%)
  • November20 (9%)
  • December20 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (69%)
  • Wet or damp62 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (53%)
  • 40 mph11 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph59 (27%)
  • 70 mph32 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (70%)
  • Roundabout35 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (70%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (4%)
  • Van occupant10 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2059 (18%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3571 (22%)
  • 36 to 4549 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4%)
  • Over 754 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (62%)
  • Passenger94 (29%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (76%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Kettering

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Kettering in 2003

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2003, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2003

The A43 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2003: 29, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43294422
2ndA14284516
3rdA6003223103
4thA4300203404
5thA6142503
6thA609891601
7thA690091301
8thA50981002
9thA4273701
10thB6642201
11thA60131100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2003

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 107.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2003

NN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2003: 73.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2003

North Northamptonshire recorded 791 collisions in 2003, and 28% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2003, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years