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Kettering road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2012, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (175), and casualties rose from 232.

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 2012
171
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
242
Up 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2012

3.5% of collisions in Kettering in 2012 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.5%
  • Serious3722%
  • Slight12875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious4519%
  • Slight18978%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 171, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (11%)
  • February12 (7%)
  • March13 (7.6%)
  • April14 (8.2%)
  • May13 (7.6%)
  • June10 (5.8%)
  • July22 (13%)
  • August8 (4.7%)
  • September15 (8.8%)
  • October9 (5.3%)
  • November20 (12%)
  • December16 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (59%)
  • Wet or damp63 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph94 (55%)
  • 40 mph12 (7%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph34 (20%)
  • 70 mph24 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (16%)
  • Roundabout19 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (72%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7%)
  • 16 to 2037 (15%)
  • 21 to 2534 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (10%)
  • 46 to 5538 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.3%)
  • Over 756 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (56%)
  • Passenger80 (33%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (80%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2012, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2012

The A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2012: 22, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003223106
2ndA14213315
3rdA6152634
4thA4300142012
5thA437701
6thA69007702
7thB5765500
8thA5094501
9thA60984400
10thB6693400
11thA4272301
12thA60132400
13thA5101100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2012

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 76.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2012

NN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2012: 61.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2012

North Northamptonshire recorded 501 collisions in 2012, and 34% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2012, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years