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North Kesteven road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1981, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1980 (337), and casualties rose from 495.

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

Collisions in 1981
351
Up 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
515
Up 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
39% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1981

2% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1981 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious13739%
  • Slight20759%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious16131%
  • Slight34767%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1981 is highlighted, with 351, up 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday75 (21%)
  • Saturday66 (19%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.7%)
  • February14 (4%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June33 (9.4%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August24 (6.8%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October24 (6.8%)
  • November33 (9.4%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (63%)
  • Wet or damp100 (28%)
  • Frost or ice21 (6%)
  • Snow8 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph105 (30%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph93 (26%)
  • 70 mph114 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (22%)
  • Cyclist41 (8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20144 (28%)
  • 21 to 2576 (15%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (63%)
  • Passenger160 (31%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (57%)
  • Motorcycle121 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1981.

Collisions
281st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
202nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1981

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1981: 38, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA153850013
2ndA463253110
3rdA173144112
4thA1532951010
5thB11882131013
6thA607203425
7thA52113006
8thB118991202
9thB119091008
10thB13945602
11thB11914903
12thA11213301
13thB11312201
14thB11782501
15thB14292302
16thB13951101
17thB13981201

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1981

North Hykeham had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1981: 29.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1981

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1981: 102.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years