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Kettering road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2008, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2007 (213), and casualties fell from 280.

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 2008
203
Down 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
267
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2008

3.4% of collisions in Kettering in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight16079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight21279%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 203, down 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (20%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday31 (15%)
  • Saturday16 (7.9%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.4%)
  • February21 (10%)
  • March18 (8.9%)
  • April15 (7.4%)
  • May13 (6.4%)
  • June24 (12%)
  • July16 (7.9%)
  • August14 (6.9%)
  • September13 (6.4%)
  • October15 (7.4%)
  • November19 (9.4%)
  • December16 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (71%)
  • Wet or damp49 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph103 (51%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph57 (28%)
  • 70 mph21 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (14%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (65%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2041 (15%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (18%)
  • 46 to 5532 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.7%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (66%)
  • Passenger59 (22%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area and St Michael, North Northamptonshire, NN15 6NS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Kettering in 2008, with 17 collisions each.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2008

The A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2008: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003303605
2ndA43263425
3rdA14253612
4thA4300101212
5thA691202
6thB57671111
7thA69006700
8thA5094601
9thA60984402
10thA4272300
11thA60131100
12thB6641100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2008

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 80.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2008

NN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2008: 68.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2008

North Northamptonshire recorded 699 collisions in 2008, and 29% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2008.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years