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South Kesteven road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2001, and 666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2000 (440), and casualties rose from 632.

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

Collisions in 2001
471
Up 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
666
Up 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2001

1.9% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious7516%
  • Slight38782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious9314%
  • Slight56385%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 471, up 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.7%)
  • February27 (5.7%)
  • March32 (6.8%)
  • April33 (7%)
  • May39 (8.3%)
  • June29 (6.2%)
  • July34 (7.2%)
  • August38 (8.1%)
  • September46 (9.8%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November43 (9.1%)
  • December62 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (7.9%)
  • Fog or mist18 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (60%)
  • Wet or damp156 (33%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.1%)
  • Mud5 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph197 (42%)
  • 40 mph14 (3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph205 (44%)
  • 70 mph47 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (10%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (71%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist33 (5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20104 (16%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 35154 (23%)
  • 36 to 4597 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3%)
  • Over 7526 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (60%)
  • Passenger208 (31%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car612 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Kesteven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Kesteven ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2001.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2001

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2001, with 48 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2001

The A52 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2001: 60, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA526010519
2ndA1497037
3rdA607314707
4thA15304228
5thA151273014
6thA16192805
7thA6121172016
8thB6403132013
9thB1081111200
10thB117671102
11thB11777901
12thB117461001
13thB152561200
14thA1751100
15thA6063300
16thB11663301
17thB15243300
18thA1532300
19thB60432401
20thB6762500

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2001

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2001: 97.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2001

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2001: 120.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years