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North Kesteven road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1979, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,340 collisions in North Kesteven.

Collisions in 1979
346
Casualties in 1979
525
Fatal collisions
17
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
34% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1979

4.9% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1979 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.9%
  • Serious11634%
  • Slight21362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal244.6%
  • Serious15530%
  • Slight34666%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1979 is highlighted, with 346.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (10%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.9%)
  • February26 (7.5%)
  • March23 (6.6%)
  • April23 (6.6%)
  • May25 (7.2%)
  • June18 (5.2%)
  • July40 (12%)
  • August19 (5.5%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October32 (9.2%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December42 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (59%)
  • Wet or damp90 (26%)
  • Frost or ice30 (8.7%)
  • Snow23 (6.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (25%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph235 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (5%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20142 (27%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 754 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (62%)
  • Passenger171 (33%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (54%)
  • Motorcycle115 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North Kesteven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Kesteven ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1979.

Collisions
291st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
258th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1979

The A17 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1979: 39, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA173959317
2ndA153376939
3rdA153348210
4thB11883144110
5thA462848110
6thA52203826
7thA607183605
8thB1190101502
9thB118981022
10thA11215701
11thB11915802
12thB120251312
13thB11784613
14thB14294703
15thB11313302
16thB13943301
17thB13952500
18thB64031101

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1979

North Hykeham had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1979: 30.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1979

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1979: 129.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1979, 3 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years