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North Kesteven road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 2005, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2004 (408), and casualties rose from 557.

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

Collisions in 2005
370
Down 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
583
Up 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 2005

2.4% of collisions in North Kesteven in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight31986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious528.9%
  • Slight52089%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 2005 is highlighted, with 370, down 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.2%)
  • February19 (5.1%)
  • March24 (6.5%)
  • April26 (7%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July31 (8.4%)
  • August30 (8.1%)
  • September30 (8.1%)
  • October23 (6.2%)
  • November45 (12%)
  • December36 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (59%)
  • Wet or damp132 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph99 (27%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph233 (63%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian27 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5%)
  • 16 to 20130 (22%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (64%)
  • Passenger185 (32%)
  • Pedestrian27 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (74%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2005.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Kesteven in 2005

Sleaford Navigation, North Kesteven, NG34 7SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Kesteven in 2005, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 2005

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 2005: 37, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15375816
2ndB1188356613
3rdA17337223
4thA46264604
5thA153243713
6thA1434172300
7thA607173104
8thA5291411
9thB118981002
10thB11915600
11thB11904400
12thB12024500
13thB13954401
14thB15174400
15thB15184700
16thA11213301
17thB11312200
18thB11782200
19thB13942300
20thB14292200

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 2005

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 2005: 34.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 2005

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 2005: 124.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 2005, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years