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North Kesteven road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 1998, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1997 (399), and casualties fell from 582.

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

Collisions in 1998
360
Down 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
557
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
21
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 1998

5.8% of collisions in North Kesteven in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal215.8%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight27877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.8%
  • Serious9317%
  • Slight44380%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 1998 is highlighted, with 360, down 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday44 (12%)
  • Saturday66 (18%)
  • Sunday32 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.4%)
  • February36 (10%)
  • March34 (9.4%)
  • April26 (7.2%)
  • May27 (7.5%)
  • June25 (6.9%)
  • July22 (6.1%)
  • August21 (5.8%)
  • September34 (9.4%)
  • October33 (9.2%)
  • November31 (8.6%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (56%)
  • Wet or damp145 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph84 (23%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph237 (66%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (93%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2094 (17%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 35140 (25%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (65%)
  • Passenger172 (31%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 1998.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 1998

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 1998: 36, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15365307
2ndB1188325218
3rdA17315868
4thA153305822
5thA46243824
6thA607192904
7thA52162712
8thB1190152824
9thB1518101400
10thA143481300
11thB11895601
12thA11214602
13thB15173500
14thB11782310
15thB12022201
16thB14292401
17thA11100
18thB11311100
19thB11911201
20thB12621101

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 1998

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 1998: 39.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 1998

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 1998: 132.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years