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South Kesteven road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,165 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025, and 26,584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 471 were fatal and 3,815 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 299 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (306), and casualties fell from 407 to 400.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,165
171st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
26,584
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
471
2.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
299
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in South Kesteven

2.5% of collisions in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4712.5%
  • Serious3,81520%
  • Slight14,87978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5452.1%
  • Serious4,83218%
  • Slight21,20780%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. In 2025 there were 299, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025299400
2024306407
2023296379
2022290386
2021265320
2020198258
2019287372
2018274366
2017276372
2016317410
2015359490
2014353455
2013336449
2012341458
2011402556
2010373514
2009368515
2008375509
2007422590
2006369520
2005398570
2004438619
2003442616
2002451639
2001471666
2000440632
1999476654
1998476714
1997495710
1996502749
1995478659
1994460650
1993412596
1992444630
1991397548
1990518760
1989501739
1988468647
1987487666
1986487689
1985456624
1984510708
1983510670
1982536716
1981461639
1980457639
1979488709

When and where crashes happen in South Kesteven

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,734 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,563 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,756 (14%)
  • Thursday2,893 (15%)
  • Friday3,371 (18%)
  • Saturday2,709 (14%)
  • Sunday2,139 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59661 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59389 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,520 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,861 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,456 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,651 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,691 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,583 (8.3%)
  • February1,400 (7.3%)
  • March1,427 (7.4%)
  • April1,428 (7.5%)
  • May1,493 (7.8%)
  • June1,526 (8%)
  • July1,758 (9.2%)
  • August1,601 (8.4%)
  • September1,688 (8.8%)
  • October1,767 (9.2%)
  • November1,768 (9.2%)
  • December1,726 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,768 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,553 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,549 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown167 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit104 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,073 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,048 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds466 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist295 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds236 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds185 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds64 (0.3%)
  • Other478 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded320 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,163 (63%)
  • Wet or damp5,868 (31%)
  • Frost or ice687 (3.6%)
  • Snow205 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep27 (0.1%)
  • Mud12 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded202 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph13 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph8,619 (45%)
  • 40 mph688 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph252 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph6,626 (35%)
  • 70 mph2,961 (15%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,022 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway2,307 (12%)
  • Roundabout431 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road291 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded114 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,766 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist3,144 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2,526 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist2,026 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant766 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)627 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant215 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant156 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant156 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant150 (0.6%)
  • Other50 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10951 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 151,622 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 205,198 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,363 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,408 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,518 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,817 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,990 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 751,163 (4.4%)
  • Over 75869 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded168 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider17,068 (64%)
  • Passenger6,990 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,526 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23,596 (70%)
  • Motorcycle3,211 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle2,101 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,955 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,465 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle330 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car258 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach243 (0.7%)
  • Minibus129 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle74 (0.2%)
  • Other83 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in South Kesteven

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South 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 South Kesteven ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 171st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
171st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
178thSevenoaks19,55827,0233553,885
179thTendring19,44926,8603424,569
180thDumfries and Galloway19,42127,2707385,306
181stSouth Kesteven (this area)19,16526,5844713,815
182ndWest Lothian19,08126,6524024,185
183rdIsle of Wight19,06925,3402384,438
184thSpelthorne19,00824,2142062,984

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area is the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven, with 837 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025: 2,312, including 114 fatal and 478 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12,3123,581114478
2ndA521,8682,84953403
3rdA6071,5482,20626302
4thA151,4502,08752305
5thA168341,22215182
6thA1517981,06727181
7thA612161486416114
8thB11745026791084
9thB640349675219108
10thB1081361423265
11thB1176232318858
12thB1177214291652
13thA153156279436
14thA606149195335
15thA171242441326
16thB1166120160232
17thB1525103131125
18thA117582110517
19thB6766298312
20thB1524354304

Towns in South Kesteven

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025: 4,525.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025: 5,589.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven

Of the latest 24 crashes in South Kesteven, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity