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Kettering road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2007, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2006 (220), and casualties fell from 299.

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 2007
213
Down 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
280
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2007

3.8% of collisions in Kettering in 2007 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.8%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight16778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious4014%
  • Slight23283%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 213, down 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (17%)
  • Tuesday36 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.1%)
  • February11 (5.2%)
  • March17 (8%)
  • April23 (11%)
  • May16 (7.5%)
  • June9 (4.2%)
  • July21 (9.9%)
  • August15 (7%)
  • September26 (12%)
  • October20 (9.4%)
  • November21 (9.9%)
  • December21 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (71%)
  • Wet or damp53 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph119 (56%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph56 (26%)
  • 70 mph19 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (76%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (70%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2045 (16%)
  • 21 to 2529 (10%)
  • 26 to 3546 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (19%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (65%)
  • Passenger67 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (80%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2007, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2007

The A4300 and A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2007, with 24 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4300243516
2ndA6003243203
3rdA43162113
4thA14151712
5thA6900131412
6thA509111202
7thA691204
8thA609861200
9thB5764400
10thB6693710
11thA4272700
12thA60132300
13thA60081100
14thB6641101

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2007

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 104.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2007

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2007: 79.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2007

North Northamptonshire recorded 712 collisions in 2007, and 30% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years