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South Kesteven road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1990, and 760 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (501), and casualties rose from 739.

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

Collisions in 1990
518
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
760
Up 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
20
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
23% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1990

3.9% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.9%
  • Serious11923%
  • Slight37973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253.3%
  • Serious17323%
  • Slight56274%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 518, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.3%)
  • February51 (9.8%)
  • March51 (9.8%)
  • April30 (5.8%)
  • May43 (8.3%)
  • June45 (8.7%)
  • July48 (9.3%)
  • August36 (6.9%)
  • September34 (6.6%)
  • October44 (8.5%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December38 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (53%)
  • Wet or damp131 (25%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded102 (20%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (40%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph217 (42%)
  • 70 mph72 (14%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (11%)
  • Cyclist63 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20190 (25%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 35137 (18%)
  • 36 to 45105 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (60%)
  • Passenger246 (32%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (69%)
  • Motorcycle86 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1990

Map of the last 17 crashes of 1990 in South Kesteven

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

  • 17 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Kesteven ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1990.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
171st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1990

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1990: 71, including 7 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171131716
2ndA526710849
3rdA154055212
4thA6074065011
5thA16243207
6thA6121213405
7thA151171905
8thB1081152303
9thB1174141612
10thB6403131802
11thA15371202
12thB11777803
13thA1741301
14thB11664401
15thA6063301
16thB11763300
17thB6763400
18thA432202
19thB13971100
20thB14431201

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1990

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1990: 106.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1990

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1990: 135.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1990, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years