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Kettering road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2021, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 35% on 2020 (105), and casualties rose from 132.

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 2021
142
Up 35% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
188
Up 42% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2021

4.2% of collisions in Kettering in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.2%
  • Serious3122%
  • Slight10574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.2%
  • Serious3820%
  • Slight14477%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 142, up 35% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 142
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday16 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (18%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday34 (24%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday10 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (4.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (3.5%)
  • February4 (2.8%)
  • March10 (7%)
  • April15 (11%)
  • May13 (9.2%)
  • June12 (8.5%)
  • July14 (9.9%)
  • August8 (5.6%)
  • September15 (11%)
  • October18 (13%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December12 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (9.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (68%)
  • Wet or damp43 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph70 (49%)
  • 40 mph13 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph30 (21%)
  • 70 mph24 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (22%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (70%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2019 (10%)
  • 21 to 2535 (19%)
  • 26 to 3538 (20%)
  • 36 to 4531 (16%)
  • 46 to 5525 (13%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.6%)
  • Over 756 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (71%)
  • Passenger37 (20%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car210 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2021, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2021

The A14 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2021: 20, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14202513
2ndA43192923
3rdA6003141501
4thA4300121310
5thA681302
6thA5096603
7thA69005801
8thB57641101
9thA4271100
10thA5101100
11thA60131100
12thA60331100
13thA60981100
14thB6641101
15thB6691100

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2021

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 57.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2021

NN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2021: 47.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2021

North Northamptonshire recorded 423 collisions in 2021, and 34% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2021.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years