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North Kesteven road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1988, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1987 (314), and casualties rose from 478.

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

Collisions in 1988
356
Up 13% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
529
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
29% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1988

2.8% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1988 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious10529%
  • Slight24168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious13926%
  • Slight37871%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1988 is highlighted, with 356, up 13% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.1%)
  • February30 (8.4%)
  • March35 (9.8%)
  • April26 (7.3%)
  • May33 (9.3%)
  • June28 (7.9%)
  • July31 (8.7%)
  • August20 (5.6%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December21 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (53%)
  • Wet or damp150 (42%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (24%)
  • 40 mph32 (9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph228 (64%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (13%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20131 (25%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (65%)
  • Passenger154 (29%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (65%)
  • Motorcycle67 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1988.

Collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1988

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1988: 48, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA154869214
2ndA1534561216
3rdA173578312
4thA6072938014
5thA52172404
6thB1188172703
7thA46152415
8thB1190131805
9thA14347802
10thB113151001
11thB11894401
12thA11213302
13thB13953300
14thB14293302
15thB13942300
16thB11781100
17thB12021201
18thB64031300

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1988

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1988: 34.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1988

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1988: 141.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1988, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years