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South Kesteven road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1985, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1984 (510), and casualties fell from 708.

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

Collisions in 1985
456
Down 11% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
624
Down 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
15
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
23% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1985

3.3% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.3%
  • Serious10723%
  • Slight33473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.5%
  • Serious13321%
  • Slight46975%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 456, down 11% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday94 (21%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.1%)
  • February41 (9%)
  • March42 (9.2%)
  • April33 (7.2%)
  • May37 (8.1%)
  • June33 (7.2%)
  • July57 (13%)
  • August45 (9.9%)
  • September41 (9%)
  • October34 (7.5%)
  • November32 (7%)
  • December33 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (61%)
  • Wet or damp149 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.5%)
  • Snow12 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (49%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph155 (34%)
  • 70 mph55 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (18%)
  • Cyclist59 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20176 (28%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35100 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (63%)
  • Passenger176 (28%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (63%)
  • Motorcycle117 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1985.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1985

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1985: 57, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15791316
2ndA52456209
3rdA607385116
4thA16294317
5thA15264026
6thB1081161603
7thA151141814
8thA6121121522
9thB11748902
10thB640381304
11thA6066902
12thA1535700
13thB11774801
14thA173510
15thB11663401
16thB11763300
17thB11621101
18thB6761301

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1985

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1985: 115.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1985

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1985: 139.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1985, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years