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Kettering road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2020, and 132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2019 (131), and casualties fell from 168.

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 2020
105
Down 20% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
132
Down 21% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2020

1.9% of collisions in Kettering in 2020 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious3130%
  • Slight7269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious3224%
  • Slight9874%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 105, down 20% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 105
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday25 (24%)
  • Wednesday16 (15%)
  • Thursday12 (11%)
  • Friday19 (18%)
  • Saturday9 (8.6%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (7.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (36%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (11%)
  • February10 (9.5%)
  • March11 (10%)
  • April5 (4.8%)
  • May11 (10%)
  • June6 (5.7%)
  • July6 (5.7%)
  • August10 (9.5%)
  • September8 (7.6%)
  • October11 (10%)
  • November10 (9.5%)
  • December5 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (11%)
  • Other7 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (73%)
  • Wet or damp26 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph51 (49%)
  • 40 mph16 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph26 (25%)
  • 70 mph6 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (75%)
  • Roundabout14 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant83 (63%)
  • Pedestrian20 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (11%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (3%)
  • 16 to 2010 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2518 (14%)
  • 26 to 3527 (20%)
  • 36 to 4519 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (17%)
  • 56 to 658 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.5%)
  • Over 7510 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider91 (69%)
  • Passenger21 (16%)
  • Pedestrian20 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car144 (77%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2020, with 14 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2020

The A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2020: 15, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003151703
2ndA43111303
3rdA4300101703
4thA6101303
5thB57671003
6thA145702
7thA5094401
8thA60983402
9thA69003500
10thB6693312

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2020

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 41.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2020

NN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2020: 37.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2020

North Northamptonshire recorded 393 collisions in 2020, and 27% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2020.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years