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South Kesteven road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1986, and 689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (456), and casualties rose from 624.

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

Collisions in 1986
487
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
689
Up 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
16
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1986

3.3% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious12225%
  • Slight34972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.9%
  • Serious17225%
  • Slight49772%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 487, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday96 (20%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.4%)
  • February33 (6.8%)
  • March49 (10%)
  • April38 (7.8%)
  • May37 (7.6%)
  • June41 (8.4%)
  • July37 (7.6%)
  • August31 (6.4%)
  • September46 (9.4%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December39 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (64%)
  • Wet or damp154 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph243 (50%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph165 (34%)
  • 70 mph59 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (17%)
  • Pedestrian81 (12%)
  • Cyclist63 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20163 (24%)
  • 21 to 25105 (15%)
  • 26 to 35101 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (10%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (60%)
  • Passenger194 (28%)
  • Pedestrian81 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (66%)
  • Motorcycle122 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1986

Map of the last 10 crashes of 1986 in South Kesteven

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

  • 10 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Kesteven ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1986.

Collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1986

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1986: 59, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA159101218
2ndA524878114
3rdA6074757110
4thA16344929
5thA15313918
6thA151182614
7thB1081151608
8thA6121131804
9thB6403131503
10thA606111514
11thB117471301
12thB117771111
13thB116651103
14thA1534601
15thA172710
16thB11762410
17thB11621200
18thB6761100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1986

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1986: 129.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1986

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1986: 144.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years