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North Kesteven road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,340 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025, and 22,814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 498 were fatal and 3,371 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 254 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (278), and casualties fell from 382 to 360.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,340
111th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
22,814
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
498
3.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
254
Down 9% on 2024

Crash severity in North Kesteven

3.2% of collisions in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4983.2%
  • Serious3,37122%
  • Slight11,47175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5712.5%
  • Serious4,51020%
  • Slight17,73378%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. In 2025 there were 254, down 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025254360
2024278382
2023244344
2022252332
2021227305
2020214299
2019254366
2018272361
2017276381
2016259368
2015287415
2014332489
2013339471
2012329494
2011344487
2010350513
2009355501
2008322492
2007341497
2006362545
2005370583
2004408557
2003384648
2002417639
2001351561
2000339523
1999339557
1998360557
1997399582
1996335516
1995333499
1994306460
1993312511
1992308479
1991313491
1990339543
1989343541
1988356529
1987314478
1986345527
1985344509
1984394580
1983327468
1982379539
1981351515
1980337495
1979346525

When and where crashes happen in North Kesteven

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,184 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,086 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,182 (14%)
  • Thursday2,218 (14%)
  • Friday2,741 (18%)
  • Saturday2,162 (14%)
  • Sunday1,767 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59550 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59313 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,264 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,238 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,666 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,736 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,264 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,309 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,271 (8.3%)
  • February1,101 (7.2%)
  • March1,192 (7.8%)
  • April1,026 (6.7%)
  • May1,255 (8.2%)
  • June1,208 (7.9%)
  • July1,349 (8.8%)
  • August1,344 (8.8%)
  • September1,345 (8.8%)
  • October1,362 (8.9%)
  • November1,476 (9.6%)
  • December1,411 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,030 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,642 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,477 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown100 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit73 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,749 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,746 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds463 (3%)
  • Fog or mist346 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds223 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds117 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds50 (0.3%)
  • Other367 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded279 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,231 (60%)
  • Wet or damp5,095 (33%)
  • Frost or ice662 (4.3%)
  • Snow140 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep15 (0.1%)
  • Mud11 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded182 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,030 (26%)
  • 40 mph1,131 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph388 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph8,632 (56%)
  • 70 mph1,146 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,132 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway575 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout360 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road198 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded75 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,664 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist2,667 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,272 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian1,226 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant756 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)506 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant234 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant222 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant138 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant84 (0.4%)
  • Other45 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5382 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10625 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 151,161 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 204,303 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,081 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,093 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,052 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,404 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,705 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 751,165 (5.1%)
  • Over 75718 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded125 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,003 (66%)
  • Passenger6,585 (29%)
  • Pedestrian1,226 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,511 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,634 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,562 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,341 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,300 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle348 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach189 (0.7%)
  • Minibus136 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle86 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car85 (0.3%)
  • Other57 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Kesteven

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Kesteven

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Kesteven ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had the 111th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
111th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
145th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
238thRedcar and Cleveland15,47120,8502932,743
239thWoking15,44020,0131382,365
240thBridgend15,42921,5432552,097
241stNorth Kesteven (this area)15,34022,8144983,371
242ndDenbighshire15,31522,6393532,851
243rdGloucester15,27318,8631492,974
244thRushcliffe15,26421,9624173,546

Accident hotspots in North Kesteven

Sleaford Navigation, North Kesteven, NG34 7SU area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Kesteven, with 386 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025: 1,695, including 59 fatal and 377 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA151,6952,70059377
2ndA171,4852,629108350
3rdA1531,2621,97843293
4thB11881,1001,66830243
5thA461,0421,59733191
6thA6076941,07426166
7thA5246080633120
8thB119045367414128
9thA1434376497755
10thB11893665541690
11thB1191221332951
12thB1517220273132
13thB1518183241227
14thB1202124171535
15thB1394117144336
16thB117890148325
17thB113185113022
18thA112183100125
19thB139578111216
20thB14297493023

Towns in North Kesteven

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025: 1,249.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025: 5,272.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven

Of the latest 24 crashes in North Kesteven, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity