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Kettering road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 148 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2015, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2014 (191), 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 2015
148
Down 23% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
188
Down 22% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2015

2% of collisions in Kettering in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2718%
  • Slight11880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3217%
  • Slight15381%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 148, down 23% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 148
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (19%)
  • Friday29 (20%)
  • Saturday15 (10%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.7%)
  • February5 (3.4%)
  • March15 (10%)
  • April16 (11%)
  • May10 (6.8%)
  • June17 (11%)
  • July11 (7.4%)
  • August12 (8.1%)
  • September18 (12%)
  • October11 (7.4%)
  • November13 (8.8%)
  • December13 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (78%)
  • Wet or damp32 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph91 (61%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph33 (22%)
  • 70 mph14 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (66%)
  • Roundabout25 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (62%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2031 (16%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3541 (22%)
  • 36 to 4526 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (16%)
  • 56 to 659 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider119 (63%)
  • Passenger39 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (80%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2015, with 24 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2015

The A14 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2015: 15, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14151903
2ndA4300141804
3rdA6003131901
4thA43111622
5thA50961001
6thA66700
7thA69006701
8thA60984501
9thB5764400
10thA4273300
11thA60132200
12thB6692200
13thB5711101

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2015

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 74.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2015

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2015: 59.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2015

North Northamptonshire recorded 505 collisions in 2015, and 29% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2015.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years