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North Kesteven road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 2010, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2009 (355), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 2010
350
Down 1% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
513
Up 2% on 2009
Fatal collisions
13
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 2010

3.7% of collisions in North Kesteven in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.7%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight27679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious7915%
  • Slight42182%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 2010 is highlighted, with 350, down 1% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.1%)
  • February24 (6.9%)
  • March26 (7.4%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May33 (9.4%)
  • June24 (6.9%)
  • July25 (7.1%)
  • August34 (9.7%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October34 (9.7%)
  • November55 (16%)
  • December20 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other22 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (50%)
  • Wet or damp119 (34%)
  • Frost or ice27 (7.7%)
  • Snow12 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (27%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph205 (59%)
  • 70 mph14 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.9%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2072 (14%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5561 (12%)
  • 56 to 6557 (11%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (75%)
  • Passenger113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car498 (79%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had the 167th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Kesteven in 2010

Hykeham Central, North Kesteven, LN6 8JY area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Kesteven in 2010, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 2010

The A17 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 2010: 37, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17376407
2ndA15335228
3rdA46202800
4thA153193104
5thB1188192617
6thA607183223
7thA1434141803
8thB1190121602
9thA52101302
10thB118981021
11thB15188802
12thB11786801
13thB15176701
14thB11313402
15thB12023501
16thB13953710
17thB64033401
18thB13942200
19thB11911100
20thB14291101

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 2010

North Hykeham had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 2010: 27.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 2010

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 2010: 109.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 2010, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years