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South Kesteven road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1979, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,165 collisions in South Kesteven.

Collisions in 1979
488
Casualties in 1979
709
Fatal collisions
15
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
27% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1979

3.1% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious13327%
  • Slight34070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious18226%
  • Slight50772%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 488.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday92 (19%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (11%)
  • February31 (6.4%)
  • March35 (7.2%)
  • April33 (6.8%)
  • May42 (8.6%)
  • June41 (8.4%)
  • July42 (8.6%)
  • August36 (7.4%)
  • September39 (8%)
  • October39 (8%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December45 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (57%)
  • Wet or damp141 (29%)
  • Snow35 (7.2%)
  • Frost or ice33 (6.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph239 (49%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph227 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (13%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (20%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant36 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20205 (29%)
  • 21 to 2578 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (12%)
  • 36 to 4571 (10%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6566 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (61%)
  • Passenger198 (28%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (57%)
  • Motorcycle145 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in South Kesteven

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Kesteven ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1979.

Collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1979

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1979: 62, including 5 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16299524
2ndA6074782013
3rdA524278311
4thA15304007
5thA16274409
6thA151152203
7thA6121131504
8thB1081111804
9thB6403101703
10thB117491822
11thB117781203
12thA6067811
13thB11766602
14thB11665612
15thA1533400
16thA173620
17thA1(M)1101
18thA431200
19thA71100
20thB6761101

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1979

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1979: 123.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1979

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1979: 149.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years