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Kettering road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2023, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2022 (156), and casualties rose from 190.

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 2023
160
Up 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
219
Up 15% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2023

2.5% of collisions in Kettering in 2023 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious3623%
  • Slight12075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious4521%
  • Slight17078%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 160, up 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 160
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (21%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (12%)
  • February5 (3.1%)
  • March15 (9.4%)
  • April13 (8.1%)
  • May16 (10%)
  • June8 (5%)
  • July13 (8.1%)
  • August16 (10%)
  • September15 (9.4%)
  • October13 (8.1%)
  • November17 (11%)
  • December10 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (14%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (63%)
  • Wet or damp55 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph82 (51%)
  • 40 mph16 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph35 (22%)
  • 70 mph22 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (19%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (65%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2029 (13%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3535 (16%)
  • 36 to 4535 (16%)
  • 46 to 5526 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.4%)
  • Over 7514 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (63%)
  • Passenger55 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car220 (75%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2023, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2023

The A43 and A6003 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2023, with 19 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43192713
2ndA6003192206
3rdA14172212
4thA690071402
5thA661102
6thA43005600
7thA5094401
8thB5764600
9thA60983401
10thB6693300
11thA4272310
12thA43031100
13thA60131101

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2023

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 67.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2023

NN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2023: 50.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2023

North Northamptonshire recorded 484 collisions in 2023, and 33% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2023, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years