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Kettering road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2022, and 190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2021 (142), and casualties rose from 188.

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 2022
156
Up 10% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
190
Up 1% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2022

3.8% of collisions in Kettering in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.8%
  • Serious3925%
  • Slight11171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.7%
  • Serious4524%
  • Slight13873%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 156, up 10% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 156
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday32 (21%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.7%)
  • February13 (8.3%)
  • March10 (6.4%)
  • April10 (6.4%)
  • May11 (7.1%)
  • June13 (8.3%)
  • July12 (7.7%)
  • August10 (6.4%)
  • September20 (13%)
  • October12 (7.7%)
  • November18 (12%)
  • December15 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (74%)
  • Wet or damp36 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph81 (52%)
  • 40 mph16 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph37 (24%)
  • 70 mph16 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (19%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (62%)
  • Cyclist20 (11%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2022 (12%)
  • 21 to 2519 (10%)
  • 26 to 3538 (20%)
  • 36 to 4526 (14%)
  • 46 to 5527 (14%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (8.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (73%)
  • Passenger33 (17%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car212 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2022, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2022

The A14 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2022: 18, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14182205
2ndA6003172406
3rdA43151916
4thA4300131402
5thA691403
6thA69005501
7thA4273510
8thB5763301
9thA60982200
10thB6692200
11thA5091100
12thA60131100
13thA6091200

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2022

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 64.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2022

NN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2022: 54.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2022

North Northamptonshire recorded 482 collisions in 2022, and 32% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2022, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2022.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years