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North Kesteven road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1991, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (339), and casualties fell from 543.

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

Collisions in 1991
313
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
491
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
11
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
33% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1991

3.5% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1991 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.5%
  • Serious10333%
  • Slight19964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious14129%
  • Slight33769%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1991 is highlighted, with 313, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (10%)
  • February24 (7.7%)
  • March19 (6.1%)
  • April15 (4.8%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June25 (8%)
  • July26 (8.3%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September23 (7.3%)
  • October23 (7.3%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December22 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (6.7%)
  • Fog or mist16 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (58%)
  • Wet or damp102 (33%)
  • Frost or ice26 (8.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (20%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph225 (72%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (14%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20112 (23%)
  • 21 to 2577 (16%)
  • 26 to 3586 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (10%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (60%)
  • Passenger175 (36%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (68%)
  • Motorcycle68 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in North Kesteven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Kesteven ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1991.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1991

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1991: 39, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA153955111
2ndA1533365017
3rdA173167511
4thB1188243605
5thA46142014
6thA52143905
7thA607122313
8thA1434101202
9thB119081505
10thB11897803
11thB119171302
12thA11216802
13thB13943312
14thB14293302
15thB13952201
16thB64032501
17thA161100
18thA251100
19thA571100
20thB11311100

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1991

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1991: 16.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1991

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1991: 115.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years