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South Kesteven road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1991, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 1990 (518), and casualties fell from 760.

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

Collisions in 1991
397
Down 23% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
548
Down 28% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1991

1.8% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1991 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious8622%
  • Slight30477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious10720%
  • Slight43279%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 397, down 23% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (12%)
  • February31 (7.8%)
  • March35 (8.8%)
  • April32 (8.1%)
  • May29 (7.3%)
  • June27 (6.8%)
  • July31 (7.8%)
  • August28 (7.1%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October35 (8.8%)
  • November37 (9.3%)
  • December23 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (7.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (64%)
  • Wet or damp112 (28%)
  • Frost or ice25 (6.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (44%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph152 (38%)
  • 70 mph45 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (60%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20114 (21%)
  • 21 to 2587 (16%)
  • 26 to 3587 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (60%)
  • Passenger157 (29%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (8%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1991

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1991 in South Kesteven

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Kesteven ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1991.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1991

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1991: 51, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1517818
2ndA52396109
3rdA153658212
4thA16273309
5thA607273815
6thA151152404
7thB1174141704
8thA6121111902
9thB64036810
10thB10815601
11thB11765701
12thA1533500
13thB11773401
14thA10811100
15thA11801310
16thA171300
17thA431200
18thA6061200
19thB11661200
20thB11881100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1991

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1991: 99.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1991

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1991: 123.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years