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Kettering road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2010, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2009 (207), and casualties fell from 272.

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 2010
188
Down 9% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
250
Down 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2010

2.7% of collisions in Kettering in 2010 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight15281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight21285%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 188, down 9% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (18%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday24 (13%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.4%)
  • February15 (8%)
  • March9 (4.8%)
  • April11 (5.9%)
  • May22 (12%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July27 (14%)
  • August15 (8%)
  • September11 (5.9%)
  • October17 (9%)
  • November14 (7.4%)
  • December16 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (66%)
  • Wet or damp49 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.3%)
  • Snow5 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (64%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph39 (21%)
  • 70 mph24 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (61%)
  • Pedestrian39 (16%)
  • Cyclist20 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (16%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3545 (18%)
  • 36 to 4542 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (13%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (64%)
  • Passenger51 (20%)
  • Pedestrian39 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2010, with 38 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2010

The A14 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2010: 23, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14232901
2ndA4300192114
3rdA6003192710
4thA43182512
5thA6900121302
6thA681213
7thA60987901
8thB5764500
9thA5093400
10thA60133600
11thB6693300
12thA4272301

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2010

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 99.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2010

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2010: 77.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2010

North Northamptonshire recorded 579 collisions in 2010, and 32% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years