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Kettering road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Kettering in 2024, and 210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2023 (160), and casualties fell from 219.

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 2024
159
Down 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
210
Down 4% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Kettering in 2024

1.3% of collisions in Kettering in 2024 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 28% in Kettering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3421%
  • Slight12377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight16980%

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 362 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 159, down 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 159
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday15 (9.4%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.3%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March15 (9.4%)
  • April13 (8.2%)
  • May8 (5%)
  • June6 (3.8%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August9 (5.7%)
  • September16 (10%)
  • October15 (9.4%)
  • November14 (8.8%)
  • December18 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (64%)
  • Wet or damp54 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph82 (52%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph34 (21%)
  • 70 mph20 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (62%)
  • Roundabout28 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kettering in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (63%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2028 (13%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3539 (19%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8.6%)
  • Over 758 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (61%)
  • Passenger53 (25%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (74%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kettering in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kettering in 2024, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Kettering with the most crashes in 2024

The A43 had the most collisions in Kettering in 2024: 23, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kettering, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43233209
2ndA14172612
3rdA4300131901
4thA6003121700
5thA691204
6thA5097802
7thA69007703
8thA60986801
9thB5763311
10thA4272201
11thA60132200
12thA60381101
13thB6641201

Towns in Kettering: crashes in 2024

Kettering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 70.

Postcode districts in Kettering: crashes in 2024

NN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kettering in 2024: 51.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2024

North Northamptonshire recorded 489 collisions in 2024, and 33% of them were in the old Kettering district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Kettering in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Kettering in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Kettering road accidents in other years