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North Kesteven road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 2024, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2023 (244), and casualties rose from 344.

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

Collisions in 2024
278
Up 14% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
382
Up 11% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 2024

3.2% of collisions in North Kesteven in 2024 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight22380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight31683%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 2024 is highlighted, with 278, up 14% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (18%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday54 (19%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February20 (7.2%)
  • March23 (8.3%)
  • April26 (9.4%)
  • May19 (6.8%)
  • June19 (6.8%)
  • July19 (6.8%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September25 (9%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November19 (6.8%)
  • December20 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (69%)
  • Wet or damp81 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph72 (26%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph159 (57%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4557 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6%)
  • Over 7527 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (74%)
  • Passenger84 (22%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (73%)
  • Motorcycle48 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Kesteven ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had the 121st most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Kesteven in 2024

Hykeham Central, North Kesteven, LN6 8JY area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Kesteven in 2024, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 2024

The A15 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 2024: 40, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15405747
2ndA17325535
3rdB1188202906
4thA153162103
5thA46162301
6thA6077811
7thB118971002
8thA14346700
9thA525501
10thB119151001
11thB12025600
12thB11904400
13thB15174600
14thA162200
15thB11782300
16thB13942200
17thB14292200
18thB15182301
19thB64032200
20thB11981100

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 2024

North Hykeham had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 2024: 19.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 2024

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 2024: 86.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 2024, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years