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South Kesteven road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 502 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1996, and 749 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1995 (478), and casualties rose from 659.

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

Collisions in 1996
502
Up 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
749
Up 14% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1996

2% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious9920%
  • Slight39378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious11716%
  • Slight62283%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 502, up 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (12%)
  • Thursday103 (21%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday80 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.2%)
  • February41 (8.2%)
  • March30 (6%)
  • April38 (7.6%)
  • May37 (7.4%)
  • June34 (6.8%)
  • July43 (8.6%)
  • August39 (7.8%)
  • September38 (7.6%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December61 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (63%)
  • Wet or damp143 (28%)
  • Frost or ice31 (6.2%)
  • Snow11 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (42%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph226 (45%)
  • 70 mph44 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway443 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (68%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20130 (17%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35152 (20%)
  • 36 to 45117 (16%)
  • 46 to 5582 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 757 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (60%)
  • Passenger222 (30%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car688 (77%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 175th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1996

The A52 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1996: 52, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525281113
2ndA154876012
3rdA14781312
4thA16326916
5thA607304107
6thB6403214215
7thA151203316
8thA6121171905
9thB1081101200
10thB11767901
11thB11746801
12thA1535701
13thA173301
14thA6063401
15thB11773501
16thB14432300
17thB61212500
18thA181100
19thA431300
20thB10911101

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1996

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1996: 95.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1996

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1996: 123.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1996, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years