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North Kesteven road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1986, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985 (344), and casualties rose from 509.

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

Collisions in 1986
345
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
527
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
34% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1986

1.4% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1986 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious11934%
  • Slight22164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious16431%
  • Slight35768%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1986 is highlighted, with 345, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (11%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.9%)
  • February21 (6.1%)
  • March24 (7%)
  • April31 (9%)
  • May30 (8.7%)
  • June19 (5.5%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August29 (8.4%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October28 (8.1%)
  • November26 (7.5%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (63%)
  • Wet or damp91 (26%)
  • Frost or ice30 (8.7%)
  • Snow7 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (30%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph218 (63%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (14%)
  • Van occupant39 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20128 (24%)
  • 21 to 2584 (16%)
  • 26 to 3568 (13%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (58%)
  • Passenger194 (37%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (65%)
  • Motorcycle70 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in North Kesteven

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

  • 1 crash
  • Serious

How North Kesteven ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1986.

Collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1986

The A153 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1986: 42, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1534258212
2ndA153854113
3rdA173671015
4thA46192704
5thA6071933010
6thB1188192917
7thA52133109
8thB1191111305
9thB118992204
10thA11215503
11thA14345501
12thB13945501
13thB11904501
14thB12024502
15thB14294503
16thB11312300
17thB11781201
18thB64031201

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1986

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1986: 28.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1986

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1986: 121.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1986, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years