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North Kesteven road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 2008, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (341), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 2008
322
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
492
Down 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 2008

2.2% of collisions in North Kesteven in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight26783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight42085%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 2008 is highlighted, with 322, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (17%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday43 (13%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.8%)
  • February29 (9%)
  • March29 (9%)
  • April17 (5.3%)
  • May30 (9.3%)
  • June26 (8.1%)
  • July24 (7.5%)
  • August27 (8.4%)
  • September29 (9%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November28 (8.7%)
  • December26 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (5%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (58%)
  • Wet or damp107 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (27%)
  • 40 mph16 (5%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph185 (57%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2091 (18%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (65%)
  • Passenger143 (29%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (80%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 2008.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Kesteven in 2008

Sleaford Navigation, North Kesteven, NG34 7SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Kesteven in 2008, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 2008

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 2008: 37, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15376306
2ndA17345528
3rdA46254103
4thB1188243803
5thA153182804
6thB1189111913
7thA52101402
8thA60791100
9thB119081200
10thB15178901
11thB15187911
12thA14346900
13thB11914500
14thB117831001
15thB12023400
16thB14293401
17thB11312300
18thB13952300
19thA11331100
20thB12171100

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 2008

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 2008: 30.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 2008

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 2008: 113.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 2008, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years