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North Kesteven road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1982, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (351), and casualties rose from 515.

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

Collisions in 1982
379
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
539
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
34% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1982

2.9% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1982 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious12934%
  • Slight23963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious16931%
  • Slight35666%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1982 is highlighted, with 379, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (12%)
  • Friday82 (22%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.1%)
  • February16 (4.2%)
  • March40 (11%)
  • April25 (6.6%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June26 (6.9%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August41 (11%)
  • September37 (9.8%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November25 (6.6%)
  • December25 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (65%)
  • Wet or damp118 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (30%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph100 (26%)
  • 70 mph134 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (26%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20173 (32%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (10%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (63%)
  • Passenger157 (29%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (57%)
  • Motorcycle129 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 in North Kesteven

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Kesteven ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1982.

Collisions
272nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1982

The A17 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1982: 54, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA175490413
2ndA463752013
3rdA153324508
4thA153037015
5thB1188303709
6thA607212917
7thA52111605
8thB119181214
9thB118971002
10thB11906704
11thB120251002
12thB14295801
13thA11213301
14thB11312400
15thB13942200
16thB64032301
17thA481100
18thB13951100

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1982

North Hykeham had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1982: 41.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1982

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1982: 136.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1982, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years