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North Kesteven road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 2001, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2000 (339), and casualties rose from 523.

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

Collisions in 2001
351
Up 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
561
Up 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 2001

3.1% of collisions in North Kesteven in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight28080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight45681%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 2001 is highlighted, with 351, up 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February29 (8.3%)
  • March19 (5.4%)
  • April20 (5.7%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June26 (7.4%)
  • July24 (6.8%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September42 (12%)
  • October30 (8.5%)
  • November26 (7.4%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (58%)
  • Wet or damp124 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (32%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph211 (60%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.5%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20109 (19%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 35102 (18%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (59%)
  • Passenger198 (35%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Kesteven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Kesteven ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 2001.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Kesteven in 2001

Sleaford Navigation, North Kesteven, NG34 7SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Kesteven in 2001, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 2001

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 2001: 49, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA154994210
2ndA153314516
3rdB1188253813
4thA17244908
5thA46183202
6thA607173225
7thB1190121412
8thB1517101200
9thB118992200
10thB15187900
11thA143461220
12thB13945801
13thB11914500
14thA523400
15thA11212300
16thB13952201
17thB14292401
18thA61211100
19thB11311100
20thB13981201

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 2001

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 2001: 35.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 2001

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 2001: 128.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years