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South Kesteven road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2008, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (422), and casualties fell from 590.

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

Collisions in 2008
375
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
509
Down 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2008

1.3% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight32687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight44988%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 375, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.7%)
  • February29 (7.7%)
  • March31 (8.3%)
  • April18 (4.8%)
  • May17 (4.5%)
  • June37 (9.9%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August35 (9.3%)
  • September34 (9.1%)
  • October36 (9.6%)
  • November33 (8.8%)
  • December37 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (65%)
  • Wet or damp110 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (47%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph152 (41%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (71%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2076 (15%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4584 (17%)
  • 46 to 5575 (15%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (66%)
  • Passenger121 (24%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (77%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Kesteven ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 172nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2008

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2008, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2008

The A52 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2008: 46, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA524670011
2ndA1426324
3rdA15294416
4thA607273701
5thA6121171802
6thA16142400
7thB1174141700
8thA151131904
9thB6403101211
10thB11776700
11thB15255600
12thB10814701
13thB11763400
14thA1532200
15thA6062200
16thA171100
17thA431100
18thB11661100
19thB14431200
20thB15241100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2008

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2008: 93.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2008

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2008: 117.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2008, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years