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Kettering road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2019, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2018 (123), and casualties fell from 227.

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 2019
131
Up 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
168
Down 26% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2019

3.1% of collisions in Kettering in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious2821%
  • Slight9976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3219%
  • Slight13279%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 131, up 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 131
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (11%)
  • Tuesday28 (21%)
  • Wednesday22 (17%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday12 (9.2%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.9%)
  • February12 (9.2%)
  • March9 (6.9%)
  • April10 (7.6%)
  • May10 (7.6%)
  • June12 (9.2%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August11 (8.4%)
  • September9 (6.9%)
  • October10 (7.6%)
  • November14 (11%)
  • December11 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other12 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (73%)
  • Wet or damp31 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph79 (60%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph22 (17%)
  • 70 mph13 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway88 (67%)
  • Roundabout21 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (67%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)
  • Cyclist14 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2017 (10%)
  • 21 to 2510 (6%)
  • 26 to 3533 (20%)
  • 36 to 4517 (10%)
  • 46 to 5525 (15%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (8.9%)
  • Over 758 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider111 (66%)
  • Passenger37 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2019, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2019

The A14 and A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2019, with 13 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14131411
2ndA6003131913
3rdA43111512
4thA4300111200
5thA671204
6thB57671002
7thA69006800
8thA5095600
9thA60984600
10thA4272300
11thA60132401
12thA5101100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2019

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 68.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2019

NN16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2019: 48.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2019

North Northamptonshire recorded 464 collisions in 2019, and 28% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years