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Kettering road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 123 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2018, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (144), and casualties rose from 181.

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 2018
123
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
227
Up 25% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2018

2.4% of collisions in Kettering in 2018 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious3327%
  • Slight8771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious5022%
  • Slight17276%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 123, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (17%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday25 (20%)
  • Saturday7 (5.7%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.8%)
  • February10 (8.1%)
  • March8 (6.5%)
  • April8 (6.5%)
  • May6 (4.9%)
  • June8 (6.5%)
  • July13 (11%)
  • August16 (13%)
  • September8 (6.5%)
  • October9 (7.3%)
  • November18 (15%)
  • December7 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (9.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (76%)
  • Wet or damp26 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (50%)
  • 40 mph12 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph29 (24%)
  • 70 mph18 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (20%)
  • Roundabout12 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (46%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (29%)
  • 16 to 2021 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2518 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3541 (18%)
  • 36 to 4526 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.8%)
  • Over 751 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger104 (46%)
  • Driver or rider99 (44%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (72%)
  • Motorcycle20 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2018, with 15 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2018

The A43 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2018: 18, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43182703
2ndA14131904
3rdA6003101203
4thA60988902
5thA43006601
6thA5094401
7thA64602
8thA69004401
9thB57646401
10thA60132302
11thB6692300
12thA4271410
13thA5101300
14thA60331101

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2018

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 58.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2018

NN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2018: 46.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2018

North Northamptonshire recorded 442 collisions in 2018, and 28% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years