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North Kesteven road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 2019, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2018 (272), and casualties rose from 361.

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

Collisions in 2019
254
Down 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
366
Up 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
12
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
24% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 2019

4.7% of collisions in North Kesteven in 2019 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.7%
  • Serious6024%
  • Slight18272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.6%
  • Serious7621%
  • Slight27776%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 2019 is highlighted, with 254, down 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (17%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday32 (13%)
  • Saturday43 (17%)
  • Sunday23 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.9%)
  • February13 (5.1%)
  • March18 (7.1%)
  • April21 (8.3%)
  • May22 (8.7%)
  • June24 (9.4%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September20 (7.9%)
  • October18 (7.1%)
  • November25 (9.8%)
  • December18 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (68%)
  • Wet or damp74 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (25%)
  • 40 mph21 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph149 (59%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2044 (12%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3560 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (16%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.3%)
  • Over 7524 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (72%)
  • Passenger85 (23%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (73%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had the 173rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Kesteven in 2019

Sleaford Holdingham, North Kesteven, NG34 8RB area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Kesteven in 2019, with 13 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 2019

The A17 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 2019: 26, including 5 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17264058
2ndA15254417
3rdA46192815
4thA153152711
5thB1188152001
6thA1434101510
7thA6077913
8thB119071104
9thB151871501
10thA15701
11thB11895800
12thB11915800
13thA524711
14thB15174501
15thB11312302
16thB12022200
17thB13782200
18thB13942210
19thB13952200
20thB11781301

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 2019

Sleaford had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 2019: 18.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 2019

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 2019: 91.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 2019, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years