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Kettering road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2017, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2016 (128), and casualties rose from 174.

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 2017
144
Up 13% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
181
Up 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Kettering in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2517%
  • Slight11882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2514%
  • Slight15586%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 144, up 13% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 144
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (18%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday27 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday12 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.9%)
  • February13 (9%)
  • March10 (6.9%)
  • April12 (8.3%)
  • May13 (9%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July9 (6.3%)
  • August12 (8.3%)
  • September13 (9%)
  • October14 (9.7%)
  • November10 (6.9%)
  • December13 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (6.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (74%)
  • Wet or damp35 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph88 (61%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph34 (24%)
  • 70 mph11 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (15%)
  • Roundabout19 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (53%)
  • Cyclist22 (12%)
  • Pedestrian22 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2519 (10%)
  • 26 to 3530 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (22%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.1%)
  • Over 755 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (67%)
  • Passenger38 (21%)
  • Pedestrian22 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car198 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2017, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2017

The A43 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2017: 14, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43142112
2ndA6131907
3rdA14121403
4thA4300111602
5thA60038900
6thA69008800
7thA5095601
8thA60985501
9thA60134700
10thB5763301
11thA60332400

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2017

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 76.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2017

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2017: 57.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2017

North Northamptonshire recorded 435 collisions in 2017, and 33% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years