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Kettering road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2011, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2010 (188), and casualties fell from 250.

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 2011
175
Down 7% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
232
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2011

0.6% of collisions in Kettering in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight14583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight19885%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 175, down 7% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 175
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (17%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (10%)
  • Sunday16 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.6%)
  • February20 (11%)
  • March13 (7.4%)
  • April12 (6.9%)
  • May14 (8%)
  • June12 (6.9%)
  • July15 (8.6%)
  • August13 (7.4%)
  • September11 (6.3%)
  • October15 (8.6%)
  • November15 (8.6%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (65%)
  • Wet or damp57 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph103 (59%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph36 (21%)
  • 70 mph17 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (12%)
  • Roundabout20 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (70%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.2%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (11%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (20%)
  • 36 to 4548 (21%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.3%)
  • Over 755 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (67%)
  • Passenger49 (21%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2011, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2011

The A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2011: 23, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003233103
2ndA43212706
3rdA14182303
4thA4300111613
5thA690091102
6thA681701
7thA5097801
8thA60985801
9thB5765602
10thA60133300
11thB6693401
12thA4272201
13thA5081100
14thA51931100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2011

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 81.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2011

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2011: 67.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2011

North Northamptonshire recorded 527 collisions in 2011, and 33% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years