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South Kesteven road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1989, and 739 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1988 (468), and casualties rose from 647.

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

Collisions in 1989
501
Up 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
739
Up 14% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1989

2.8% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious10922%
  • Slight37875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious15721%
  • Slight56777%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 501, up 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (11%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday108 (22%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.8%)
  • February36 (7.2%)
  • March32 (6.4%)
  • April45 (9%)
  • May38 (7.6%)
  • June34 (6.8%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August46 (9.2%)
  • September53 (11%)
  • October44 (8.8%)
  • November44 (8.8%)
  • December45 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (67%)
  • Wet or damp160 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph219 (44%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph194 (39%)
  • 70 mph66 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (14%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • 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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (13%)
  • Cyclist61 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.1%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20190 (26%)
  • 21 to 25120 (16%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 4586 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (62%)
  • Passenger222 (30%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (68%)
  • Motorcycle99 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1989.

Collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1989

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1989: 67, including 8 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167109816
2ndA524881110
3rdA6074671116
4thA153966214
5thA16254812
6thB1174172204
7thA151162012
8thA6121152604
9thB6403141802
10thB108181101
11thB11766903
12thA15351200
13thB11775601
14thA6063300
15thB11662300
16thA171100
17thB14431100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1989

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1989: 123.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1989

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1989: 146.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years