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North Kesteven road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 2004, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (384), and casualties fell from 648.

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

Collisions in 2004
408
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
557
Down 14% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 2004

1.5% of collisions in North Kesteven in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight34785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7614%
  • Slight47585%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 2004 is highlighted, with 408, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.6%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March25 (6.1%)
  • April32 (7.8%)
  • May24 (5.9%)
  • June34 (8.3%)
  • July37 (9.1%)
  • August35 (8.6%)
  • September36 (8.8%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December39 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (57%)
  • Wet or damp154 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph110 (27%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph246 (60%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (10%)
  • Pedestrian27 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2095 (17%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (18%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (13%)
  • 56 to 6552 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (72%)
  • Passenger128 (23%)
  • Pedestrian27 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (80%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Kesteven ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2004.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Kesteven in 2004

Sleaford Navigation, North Kesteven, NG34 7SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Kesteven in 2004, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 2004

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 2004: 53, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15536815
2ndA153425907
3rdB1188375207
4thA17356225
5thA46172201
6thA607162002
7thA52121503
8thB1518121710
9thB1517111103
10thB1189101403
11thB119091602
12thB117881301
13thA143471001
14thB11917801
15thB12024502
16thB11312200
17thB64032200
18thB13941101
19thB13951200
20thB64041100

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 2004

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 2004: 42.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 2004

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 2004: 156.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 2004, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years