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South Kesteven road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1998, and 714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (495), and casualties rose from 710.

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

Collisions in 1998
476
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
714
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1998

2.3% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight40685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious8712%
  • Slight61686%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 476, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.6%)
  • February34 (7.1%)
  • March34 (7.1%)
  • April41 (8.6%)
  • May47 (9.9%)
  • June36 (7.6%)
  • July37 (7.8%)
  • August32 (6.7%)
  • September38 (8%)
  • October43 (9%)
  • November43 (9%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (60%)
  • Wet or damp172 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (46%)
  • 40 mph24 (5%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph184 (39%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (65%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1065 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20112 (16%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 35139 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.5%)
  • Over 7529 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (62%)
  • Passenger205 (29%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car641 (75%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1998

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1998 in South Kesteven

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Kesteven ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1998.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1998

The A15 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1998: 38, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15385844
2ndA1374611
3rdA52366505
4thA607365624
5thA151233111
6thA16233002
7thA6121172112
8thB1176111504
9thB6403102304
10thB117481100
11thB10815900
12thB11774501
13thA1532401
14thA172501
15thB15242200
16thA10121100
17thA11731100
18thA11761301
19thA6061101
20thA6121100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1998

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1998: 111.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1998

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1998: 138.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years