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Kettering road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2004, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2003 (221), and casualties fell from 328.

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 2004
248
Up 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
326
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2004

0.8% of collisions in Kettering in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4518%
  • Slight20181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight27885%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 248, up 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (17%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February13 (5.2%)
  • March27 (11%)
  • April18 (7.3%)
  • May22 (8.9%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July20 (8.1%)
  • August21 (8.5%)
  • September9 (3.6%)
  • October22 (8.9%)
  • November23 (9.3%)
  • December18 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (69%)
  • Wet or damp64 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (49%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph76 (31%)
  • 70 mph30 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (73%)
  • Roundabout37 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (12%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2064 (20%)
  • 21 to 2529 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3582 (25%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (10%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.5%)
  • Over 757 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (67%)
  • Passenger74 (23%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (72%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Kettering in 2004

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2004, with 26 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2004

The A14 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2004: 31, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14315201
2ndA43263105
3rdA6003233203
4thA6192715
5thA4300151602
6thA6900131601
7thA4274600
8thA5093300
9thB6643600
10thB6693411
11thA60132401
12thA60981100
13thB5761100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2004

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 97.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2004

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2004: 87.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2004

North Northamptonshire recorded 807 collisions in 2004, and 31% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years