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South Kesteven road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1987, and 666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986, and casualties fell from 689.

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

Collisions in 1987
487
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
666
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
17
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1987

3.5% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.5%
  • Serious10622%
  • Slight36475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203%
  • Serious13821%
  • Slight50876%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 487, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (11%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.5%)
  • February35 (7.2%)
  • March34 (7%)
  • April35 (7.2%)
  • May47 (9.7%)
  • June37 (7.6%)
  • July38 (7.8%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September53 (11%)
  • October40 (8.2%)
  • November42 (8.6%)
  • December50 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (67%)
  • Wet or damp142 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph248 (51%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph171 (35%)
  • 70 mph55 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (11%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (14%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)
  • Cyclist65 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6%)
  • 16 to 20176 (26%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (14%)
  • 36 to 4591 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.8%)
  • Over 7520 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (62%)
  • Passenger183 (27%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (65%)
  • Motorcycle90 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in South Kesteven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How South Kesteven ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1987.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1987

The A52 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1987: 66, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA526685217
2ndA15593613
3rdA6074862111
4thA15304204
5thA16294735
6thA151192714
7thB1081151601
8thA6121121403
9thB6403101012
10thB117791703
11thA6068802
12thB11746903
13thB11765600
14thB11664400
15thA1533501
16thA432300
17thB11621100
18thB13971100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1987

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1987: 136.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1987

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1987: 155.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1987, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

South Kesteven road accidents in other years