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North Kesteven road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1985, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1984 (394), and casualties fell from 580.

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

Collisions in 1985
344
Down 13% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
509
Down 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
35% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1985

3.5% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1985 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.5%
  • Serious11935%
  • Slight21362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious16833%
  • Slight32764%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1985 is highlighted, with 344, down 13% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday68 (20%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.1%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March32 (9.3%)
  • April24 (7%)
  • May27 (7.8%)
  • June27 (7.8%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August26 (7.6%)
  • September34 (9.9%)
  • October33 (9.6%)
  • November31 (9%)
  • December28 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (58%)
  • Wet or damp124 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.2%)
  • Snow9 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (30%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph204 (59%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (17%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20138 (27%)
  • 21 to 2590 (18%)
  • 26 to 3554 (11%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (63%)
  • Passenger160 (31%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (66%)
  • Motorcycle87 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1985

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1985 in North Kesteven

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Kesteven ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1985.

Collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1985

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1985: 46, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA154673212
2ndA46324918
3rdB1188243225
4thA17235439
5thB1190223117
6thA1532136010
7thA607192716
8thA52122406
9thA11216602
10thB11894604
11thB12023301
12thB13943301
13thB11312202
14thB11781100
15thB11911300
16thB14291100

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1985

North Hykeham had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1985: 39.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1985

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1985: 126.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1985.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years