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North Kesteven road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1997, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1996 (335), and casualties rose from 516.

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

Collisions in 1997
399
Up 19% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
582
Up 13% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1997

2.3% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight31579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious11119%
  • Slight46279%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1997 is highlighted, with 399, up 19% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.3%)
  • February28 (7%)
  • March35 (8.8%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May28 (7%)
  • June35 (8.8%)
  • July32 (8%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September25 (6.3%)
  • October34 (8.5%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (58%)
  • Wet or damp160 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph94 (24%)
  • 40 mph32 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph267 (67%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (92%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7%)
  • 16 to 2096 (16%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35133 (23%)
  • 36 to 4588 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (66%)
  • Passenger165 (28%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car572 (79%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1997.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1997

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1997: 49, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA154976113
2ndA153395707
3rdA17376938
4thB1188244123
5thA607182702
6thA46151901
7thA52152001
8thB119071202
9thB15187800
10thA14346700
11thB118961111
12thB15176700
13thB13945602
14thB12024501
15thB11783602
16thB11913400
17thB64033401
18thA6062200
19thA11211101
20thB11181100

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1997

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1997: 38.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1997

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1997: 146.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years