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South Kesteven road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2012, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2011 (402), and casualties fell from 556.

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

Collisions in 2012
341
Down 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
458
Down 18% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2012

2.1% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight29787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious4610%
  • Slight40588%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 341, down 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (10%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (18%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.5%)
  • February19 (5.6%)
  • March24 (7%)
  • April45 (13%)
  • May26 (7.6%)
  • June20 (5.9%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September25 (7.3%)
  • October24 (7%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December20 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (57%)
  • Wet or damp119 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (48%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph120 (35%)
  • 70 mph50 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (16%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (66%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2072 (16%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (17%)
  • 46 to 5566 (14%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (65%)
  • Passenger111 (24%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (76%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 156th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2012

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2012, with 42 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2012

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2012: 49, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1497015
2ndA15304416
3rdA52303812
4thA607172501
5thB1174142201
6thB6403131502
7thA6121122010
8thA151111402
9thA16101100
10thB117671103
11thA6064501
12thA11753400
13thB10813300
14thB11663600
15thB15243300
16thB6762200
17thA171400
18thB11621100
19thB11771100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2012

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2012: 92.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2012

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2012: 109.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2012.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years