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North Kesteven road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1984, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1983 (327), and casualties rose from 468.

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

Collisions in 1984
394
Up 20% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
580
Up 24% on 1983
Fatal collisions
21
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
28% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1984

5.3% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal215.3%
  • Serious11228%
  • Slight26166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.6%
  • Serious15727%
  • Slight40269%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1984 is highlighted, with 394, up 20% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.6%)
  • February22 (5.6%)
  • March27 (6.9%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May31 (7.9%)
  • June39 (9.9%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August36 (9.1%)
  • September36 (9.1%)
  • October39 (9.9%)
  • November34 (8.6%)
  • December39 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (61%)
  • Wet or damp129 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (30%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph237 (60%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (20%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20155 (27%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (10%)
  • 46 to 5532 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (62%)
  • Passenger180 (31%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (63%)
  • Motorcycle116 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1984.

Collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1984

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1984: 47, including 6 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA154776610
2ndA1533657311
3rdA17315139
4thB1190233909
5thA607223706
6thB1188213525
7thA46182212
8thB1189131804
9thA52122015
10thB120251002
11thA11214401
12thB11314502
13thB13944802
14thB14292201
15thB64032500
16thB11911101

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1984

North Hykeham had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1984: 34.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1984

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1984: 124.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1984, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years