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Kettering road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2006, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2005 (241), and casualties fell from 344.

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 2006
220
Down 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
299
Down 13% on 2005
Fatal collisions
8
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2006

3.6% of collisions in Kettering in 2006 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.6%
  • Serious4822%
  • Slight16475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight23679%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 220, down 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (19%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February20 (9.1%)
  • March25 (11%)
  • April14 (6.4%)
  • May17 (7.7%)
  • June18 (8.2%)
  • July18 (8.2%)
  • August8 (3.6%)
  • September18 (8.2%)
  • October12 (5.5%)
  • November18 (8.2%)
  • December28 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (67%)
  • Wet or damp65 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph107 (49%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph73 (33%)
  • 70 mph24 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (11%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Pedestrian30 (10%)
  • Cyclist12 (4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2051 (17%)
  • 21 to 2542 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (18%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (10%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (66%)
  • Passenger72 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (77%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2006, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2006

The A43 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2006: 25, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43253527
2ndA6003243018
3rdA14212602
4thA6132111
5thA4300121303
6thA6098111202
7thA50991511
8thA69009902
9thA42771814
10thB6693301
11thB6642400
12thA45001100
13thA60131100
14thA61161101
15thB5761100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2006

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 84.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2006

NN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2006: 72.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2006

North Northamptonshire recorded 724 collisions in 2006, and 30% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2006, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years