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North Kesteven road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in North Kesteven in 2025, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2024 (278), and casualties fell from 382.

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

Collisions in 2025
254
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
360
Down 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
9
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Kesteven in 2025

3.5% of collisions in North Kesteven in 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.2% and 22% in North Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.5%
  • Serious4317%
  • Slight20280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight29983%

North Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 2002. 2025 is highlighted, with 254, down 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday52 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February16 (6.3%)
  • March28 (11%)
  • April22 (8.7%)
  • May18 (7.1%)
  • June17 (6.7%)
  • July21 (8.3%)
  • August20 (7.9%)
  • September24 (9.4%)
  • October18 (7.1%)
  • November22 (8.7%)
  • December22 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (6.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (69%)
  • Wet or damp72 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (28%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph131 (52%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Kesteven in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (12%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2052 (14%)
  • 21 to 2533 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3568 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (8.1%)
  • Over 7534 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (71%)
  • Passenger80 (22%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Kesteven in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Kesteven had the 140th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Kesteven in 2025

Hykeham Central, North Kesteven, LN6 8JY area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Kesteven in 2025, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Kesteven with the most crashes in 2025

The A17 had the most collisions in North Kesteven in 2025: 26, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Kesteven, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17264436
2ndB1188212603
3rdA15193003
4thA153152904
5thA1434121202
6thA46101420
7thB1190101303
8thA6079901
9thB118991703
10thB151781000
11thA5251000
12thB11913510
13thB12023421
14thB15182200
15thA1581100
16thB11781300
17thB11921100
18thB13951100
19thB64031100

Towns in North Kesteven: crashes in 2025

North Hykeham had the most collisions of any town in North Kesteven in 2025: 23.

Postcode districts in North Kesteven: crashes in 2025

NG34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Kesteven in 2025: 87.

Latest crashes in North Kesteven in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in North Kesteven in 2025, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

North Kesteven road accidents in other years