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Kettering road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2013, and 209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2012 (171), and casualties fell from 242.

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 2013
161
Down 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
209
Down 14% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2013

1.2% of collisions in Kettering in 2013 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3723%
  • Slight12276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4019%
  • Slight16780%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2013 is highlighted, with 161, down 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 161
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (9.9%)
  • Thursday30 (19%)
  • Friday35 (22%)
  • Saturday16 (9.9%)
  • Sunday13 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.7%)
  • February10 (6.2%)
  • March11 (6.8%)
  • April9 (5.6%)
  • May13 (8.1%)
  • June10 (6.2%)
  • July11 (6.8%)
  • August14 (8.7%)
  • September13 (8.1%)
  • October16 (9.9%)
  • November21 (13%)
  • December19 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (63%)
  • Wet or damp53 (33%)
  • Snow4 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph81 (50%)
  • 40 mph20 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph42 (26%)
  • 70 mph16 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (10%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2035 (17%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3532 (15%)
  • 36 to 4535 (17%)
  • 46 to 5532 (15%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.3%)
  • Over 7511 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (69%)
  • Passenger46 (22%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (79%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2013, with 22 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2013

The A14 and A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2013, with 17 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14172113
2ndA6003172705
3rdA43132101
4thA430091202
5thA681511
6thA50971002
7thA69007801
8thA60985504
9thB5765603
10thB6642200
11thA4271200
12thA5761100
13thB6691100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2013

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 65.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2013

NN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2013: 53.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2013

North Northamptonshire recorded 486 collisions in 2013, and 33% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2013, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years