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Kettering road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2009, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2008 (203), and casualties rose from 267.

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 2009
207
Up 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
272
Up 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2009

2.4% of collisions in Kettering in 2009 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious4924%
  • Slight15374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious5922%
  • Slight20776%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 207, up 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (19%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday19 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.7%)
  • February11 (5.3%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April23 (11%)
  • May15 (7.2%)
  • June14 (6.8%)
  • July19 (9.2%)
  • August16 (7.7%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October15 (7.2%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December19 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (70%)
  • Wet or damp54 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph120 (58%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph48 (23%)
  • 70 mph23 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (65%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (10%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2054 (20%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3536 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (21%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (69%)
  • Passenger51 (19%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2009, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2009

The A14 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2009: 26, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14264417
2ndA4300192412
3rdA6003132215
4thA43121811
5thA6900111401
6thA681001
7thA60988902
8thA50971000
9thA4276601
10thA60134501
11thB5764610
12thB6692200
13thA451100
14thA5101101

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2009

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 101.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2009

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2009: 74.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2009

North Northamptonshire recorded 651 collisions in 2009, and 32% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2009, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years