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South Kesteven road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1982, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1981 (461), and casualties rose from 639.

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

Collisions in 1982
536
Up 16% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
716
Up 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
19
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1982

3.5% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.5%
  • Serious15829%
  • Slight35967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253.5%
  • Serious20028%
  • Slight49169%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 536, up 16% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (18%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (14%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.1%)
  • February34 (6.3%)
  • March33 (6.2%)
  • April39 (7.3%)
  • May46 (8.6%)
  • June50 (9.3%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August33 (6.2%)
  • September45 (8.4%)
  • October50 (9.3%)
  • November56 (10%)
  • December51 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (65%)
  • Wet or damp162 (30%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph277 (52%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph228 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (26%)
  • Cyclist86 (12%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1567 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20211 (29%)
  • 21 to 25117 (16%)
  • 26 to 3588 (12%)
  • 36 to 4574 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider481 (67%)
  • Passenger177 (25%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (56%)
  • Motorcycle190 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 174th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
174th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
176th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1982

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1982: 64, including 5 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16495522
2ndA6075773214
3rdA524257214
4thA16365016
5thA153141113
6thB1081212408
7thA151172614
8thB1174111305
9thB6403102124
10thA612191303
11thB11666603
12thA15351002
13thB11765703
14thB11775502
15thA6064410
16thA172611
17thA10811100
18thB6791100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1982

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1982: 153.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1982

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1982: 171.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1982, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years