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South Kesteven road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1988, and 647 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1987 (487), and casualties fell from 666.

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

Collisions in 1988
468
Down 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
647
Down 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1988

2.4% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious11424%
  • Slight34373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious14823%
  • Slight48475%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 468, down 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.2%)
  • February27 (5.8%)
  • March39 (8.3%)
  • April30 (6.4%)
  • May43 (9.2%)
  • June30 (6.4%)
  • July40 (8.5%)
  • August38 (8.1%)
  • September43 (9.2%)
  • October42 (9%)
  • November56 (12%)
  • December37 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (64%)
  • Wet or damp146 (31%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (44%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph179 (38%)
  • 70 mph52 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (14%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20154 (24%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 3588 (14%)
  • 36 to 4566 (10%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (59%)
  • Passenger193 (30%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (66%)
  • Motorcycle97 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1988.

Collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1988

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1988: 52, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15283312
2ndA525175212
3rdA153860210
4thA607345206
5thA16243409
6thA151172015
7thB1081171815
8thB6403152103
9thA6121131703
10thB1174131701
11thA15381405
12thA6064401
13thB11663401
14thB11763400
15thB11773402
16thA432200
17thB6761300

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1988

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1988: 113.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1988

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1988: 125.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1988, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years