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South Kesteven road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2004, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2003 (442), and casualties rose from 616.

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

Collisions in 2004
438
Down 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
619
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2004

2.3% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight37084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious7913%
  • Slight52885%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 438, down 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (11%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (11%)
  • February39 (8.9%)
  • March33 (7.5%)
  • April34 (7.8%)
  • May20 (4.6%)
  • June27 (6.2%)
  • July42 (9.6%)
  • August36 (8.2%)
  • September36 (8.2%)
  • October29 (6.6%)
  • November52 (12%)
  • December42 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (58%)
  • Wet or damp158 (36%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (43%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph189 (43%)
  • 70 mph51 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (11%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (72%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20115 (19%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 45107 (17%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (65%)
  • Passenger157 (25%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Kesteven ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2004.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2004

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2004, with 39 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2004

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2004: 51, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1517308
2ndA52497619
3rdA15396228
4thA607335108
5thA151222604
6thB1174162411
7thA6121152811
8thA16112202
9thB640391100
10thB117671012
11thB11774400
12thB15254400
13thB10813400
14thB11663310
15thA172400
16thB13972501
17thB15242300
18thB61212401
19thA141100
20thA1531100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2004

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2004: 99.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2004

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2004: 126.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2004, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years