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Kettering road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2014, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2013 (161), and casualties rose from 209.

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 2014
191
Up 19% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
242
Up 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2014

2.1% of collisions in Kettering in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight15782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20384%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 191, up 19% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 191
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday20 (10%)
  • Wednesday43 (23%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February16 (8.4%)
  • March14 (7.3%)
  • April13 (6.8%)
  • May16 (8.4%)
  • June9 (4.7%)
  • July16 (8.4%)
  • August17 (8.9%)
  • September12 (6.3%)
  • October16 (8.4%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December22 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (71%)
  • Wet or damp54 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph114 (60%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph44 (23%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • Roundabout20 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (66%)
  • Pedestrian30 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2531 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (64%)
  • Passenger56 (23%)
  • Pedestrian30 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2014, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2014

The A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2014: 25, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003253001
2ndA43182215
3rdA14142002
4thA4300121501
5thA6098101400
6thA691210
7thB5767702
8thA69006701
9thA4275912
10thA5093301
11thA60132300
12thA5101210
13thB6641100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2014

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 93.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2014

NN14 and NN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2014, with 60 each.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2014

North Northamptonshire recorded 538 collisions in 2014, and 36% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2014, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years