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North Kesteven road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1987, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (345), and casualties fell from 527.

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

Collisions in 1987
314
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
478
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
30% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1987

4.1% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1987 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.1%
  • Serious9330%
  • Slight20866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.8%
  • Serious12226%
  • Slight33871%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1987 is highlighted, with 314, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.6%)
  • February14 (4.5%)
  • March27 (8.6%)
  • April22 (7%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June30 (9.6%)
  • July28 (8.9%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September28 (8.9%)
  • October21 (6.7%)
  • November31 (9.9%)
  • December25 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (57%)
  • Wet or damp120 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (27%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph204 (65%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (13%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20106 (22%)
  • 21 to 2581 (17%)
  • 26 to 3572 (15%)
  • 36 to 4571 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (60%)
  • Passenger161 (34%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (67%)
  • Motorcycle63 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1987.

Collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1987

The A17 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1987: 50, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA175089117
2ndA153334917
3rdA15253818
4thA46213315
5thB1188192906
6thA607183106
7thA1434101322
8thA5291313
9thB118991714
10thB119081511
11thB12025603
12thB640351413
13thB11914602
14thA11213300
15thB13942201
16thB11311100
17thB13951101
18thB14291100

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1987

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1987: 28.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1987

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1987: 104.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1987, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1987.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years