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North Kesteven road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1980, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (346), and casualties fell from 525.

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

Collisions in 1980
337
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
495
Down 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
38% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1980

2.4% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1980 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious12938%
  • Slight20059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious17736%
  • Slight31063%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1980 is highlighted, with 337, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.4%)
  • February18 (5.3%)
  • March21 (6.2%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May39 (12%)
  • June24 (7.1%)
  • July27 (8%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September30 (8.9%)
  • October27 (8%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (61%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (59%)
  • Wet or damp112 (33%)
  • Frost or ice26 (7.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (27%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph62 (18%)
  • 70 mph152 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (26%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20168 (34%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (63%)
  • Passenger158 (32%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (56%)
  • Motorcycle124 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in North Kesteven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Kesteven ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1980.

Collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1980

The A17 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1980: 41, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174177314
2ndA15385529
3rdA1532532012
4thA46233225
5thA6072127011
6thB1188203308
7thB1190162416
8thB1189112106
9thB1191101306
10thA5261201
11thB11314403
12thA11213301
13thB12022201
14thB14292300
15thA11041200
16thB13941200
17thB13951100
18thB64031200

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1980

North Hykeham had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1980: 31.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1980

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1980: 93.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years