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South Kesteven road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2010, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2009 (368), and casualties fell from 515.

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

Collisions in 2010
373
Up 1% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
514
Level with 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2010

1.3% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2010 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6116%
  • Slight30782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious7214%
  • Slight43685%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 373, up 1% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (10%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (12%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.2%)
  • February20 (5.4%)
  • March31 (8.3%)
  • April31 (8.3%)
  • May25 (6.7%)
  • June33 (8.8%)
  • July36 (9.7%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November30 (8%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (56%)
  • Wet or damp116 (31%)
  • Frost or ice31 (8.3%)
  • Snow8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (43%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph144 (39%)
  • 70 mph50 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4596 (19%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (68%)
  • Passenger128 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (78%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 149th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2010

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2010, with 45 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2010

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2010: 55, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1558506
2ndA52526918
3rdA607274429
4thA15253503
5thA16162502
6thA151131902
7thB1174131403
8thA6121111712
9thB640381301
10thB11766702
11thA15351600
12thB11774400
13thB15254403
14thA6063500
15thA172510
16thB10812200
17thA431100
18thB11661100
19thB11721101
20thB14431101

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2010

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2010: 103.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2010

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2010: 130.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years