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South Kesteven road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2005, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2004 (438), and casualties fell from 619.

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

Collisions in 2005
398
Down 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
570
Down 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2005

1.5% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight33885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6011%
  • Slight50488%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 398, down 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (17%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March28 (7%)
  • April28 (7%)
  • May32 (8%)
  • June29 (7.3%)
  • July39 (9.8%)
  • August31 (7.8%)
  • September48 (12%)
  • October32 (8%)
  • November36 (9%)
  • December38 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other18 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (64%)
  • Wet or damp126 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (39%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph181 (45%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout24 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (11%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (4%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2096 (17%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (16%)
  • 36 to 4589 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (66%)
  • Passenger145 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (74%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2005.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2005

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2005, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2005

The A1 and A15 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2005, with 45 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1456913
2ndA154573110
3rdA52446709
4thA607293512
5thA151212914
6thB1174122102
7thA16111400
8thA6121112002
9thB10817700
10thB11767801
11thB64037901
12thB11776710
13thB15244400
14thB15253500
15thA1532401
16thB11662301
17thB6762400
18thB11981300
19thB60431100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2005

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2005: 78.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2005

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2005: 107.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years