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South Kesteven road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1980, and 639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (488), and casualties fell from 709.

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

Collisions in 1980
457
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
639
Down 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1980

2.4% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious11425%
  • Slight33273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious15725%
  • Slight47174%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 457, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.4%)
  • February17 (3.7%)
  • March40 (8.8%)
  • April34 (7.4%)
  • May40 (8.8%)
  • June39 (8.5%)
  • July37 (8.1%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October33 (7.2%)
  • November35 (7.7%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (65%)
  • Wet or damp122 (27%)
  • Frost or ice32 (7%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph247 (54%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph196 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (25%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20201 (31%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 3580 (13%)
  • 36 to 4557 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (59%)
  • Passenger178 (28%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (56%)
  • Motorcycle162 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in South Kesteven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Kesteven ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1980.

Collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1980

The A607 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1980: 45, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6074567013
2ndA524364317
3rdA14183312
4thA16304005
5thA15294015
6thB1081141601
7thA151122005
8thB6403121913
9thA6121101301
10thB1176101203
11thB11746902
12thB11775501
13thA6064601
14thB6763400
15thA1532201
16thA172301
17thB11662200
18thB6671100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1980

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1980: 133.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1980

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1980: 154.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years