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Kettering road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2016, and 174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2015 (148), and casualties fell from 188.

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 2016
128
Down 14% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
174
Down 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2016

2.3% of collisions in Kettering in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious2520%
  • Slight10078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2816%
  • Slight14382%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 128, down 14% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 128
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (17%)
  • Wednesday21 (16%)
  • Thursday18 (14%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday12 (9.4%)
  • Sunday12 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.4%)
  • February7 (5.5%)
  • March11 (8.6%)
  • April7 (5.5%)
  • May14 (11%)
  • June13 (10%)
  • July12 (9.4%)
  • August10 (7.8%)
  • September9 (7%)
  • October7 (5.5%)
  • November12 (9.4%)
  • December14 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (7.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Other4 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (66%)
  • Wet or damp38 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph67 (52%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph35 (27%)
  • 70 mph10 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (10%)
  • Roundabout12 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist7 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 2019 (11%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (30%)
  • 36 to 4532 (18%)
  • 46 to 5516 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6511 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.9%)
  • Over 756 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (70%)
  • Passenger36 (21%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car190 (77%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2016, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2016

The A43 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2016: 17, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43172302
2ndA6003162013
3rdA4300152002
4thA691300
5thA1481212
6thA69004600
7thB6694600
8thA60133300
9thA5092300
10thB5762300
11thA4271601
12thA60981100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2016

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 60.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2016

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2016: 47.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2016

North Northamptonshire recorded 456 collisions in 2016, and 28% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years