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South Kesteven road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1984, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983, and casualties rose from 670.

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

Collisions in 1984
510
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
708
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1984

2.2% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1984 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious16432%
  • Slight33566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious22131%
  • Slight47467%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 510, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.9%)
  • February35 (6.9%)
  • March39 (7.6%)
  • April32 (6.3%)
  • May31 (6.1%)
  • June42 (8.2%)
  • July42 (8.2%)
  • August46 (9%)
  • September54 (11%)
  • October49 (9.6%)
  • November59 (12%)
  • December46 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (58%)
  • Wet or damp195 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.9%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (51%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph166 (33%)
  • 70 mph57 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (22%)
  • Cyclist80 (11%)
  • Pedestrian78 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1565 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20189 (27%)
  • 21 to 2598 (14%)
  • 26 to 3594 (13%)
  • 36 to 4577 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (63%)
  • Passenger187 (26%)
  • Pedestrian78 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (60%)
  • Motorcycle149 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1984.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1984

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1984: 53, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15395420
2ndA154459312
3rdA524057118
4thA6074052015
5thA162737010
6thB1081253007
7thA151243408
8thA6121111405
9thB1174101102
10thB6403102215
11thB116681303
12thB11777904
13thA60661002
14thA173701
15thB11763300
16thB11622201
17thA1531400
18thA431100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1984

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1984: 138.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1984

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1984: 159.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1984, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years