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Kettering road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2005, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (248), and casualties rose from 326.

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 2005
241
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
344
Up 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2005

0.4% of collisions in Kettering in 2005 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4920%
  • Slight19179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5817%
  • Slight28583%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 241, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (18%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.9%)
  • February19 (7.9%)
  • March16 (6.6%)
  • April27 (11%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July17 (7.1%)
  • August19 (7.9%)
  • September15 (6.2%)
  • October19 (7.9%)
  • November18 (7.5%)
  • December23 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (67%)
  • Wet or damp74 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (56%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph61 (25%)
  • 70 mph31 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (15%)
  • Roundabout23 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (67%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (10%)
  • 16 to 2058 (17%)
  • 21 to 2540 (12%)
  • 26 to 3550 (15%)
  • 36 to 4579 (23%)
  • 46 to 5525 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (65%)
  • Passenger91 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2005, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2005

The A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2005: 33, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003334203
2ndA433249011
3rdA14223004
4thA4300192503
5thA6194517
6thA690091101
7thA5097701
8thA60985700
9thA4274802
10thA60133300
11thB6643302

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2005

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 112.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2005

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2005: 82.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2005

North Northamptonshire recorded 789 collisions in 2005, and 31% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years