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South Kesteven road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 1999, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998, and casualties fell from 714.

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

Collisions in 1999
476
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
654
Down 8% on 1998
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 1999

1.9% of collisions in South Kesteven in 1999 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight37579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious10917%
  • Slight53482%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 476, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (11%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday89 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9%)
  • February36 (7.6%)
  • March29 (6.1%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May36 (7.6%)
  • June33 (6.9%)
  • July38 (8%)
  • August47 (9.9%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October36 (7.6%)
  • November43 (9%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (64%)
  • Wet or damp153 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (43%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph188 (39%)
  • 70 mph50 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (10%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.4%)
  • 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 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (71%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist42 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20114 (17%)
  • 21 to 2567 (10%)
  • 26 to 35132 (20%)
  • 36 to 4598 (15%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.5%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (64%)
  • Passenger170 (26%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car643 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1999.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 1999

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 1999: 50, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15077214
2ndA607375518
3rdA52334907
4thA15314624
5thA151172203
6thA6121152513
7thA16141902
8thB1174111302
9thB6403111203
10thB117691100
11thA1771211
12thB11776701
13thB10814401
14thB15254801
15thA1533501
16thA6063401
17thB11663600
18thB6763600
19thA10182300
20thA432301

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 1999

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 1999: 105.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 1999

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 1999: 145.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years