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South Kesteven road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2013, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (341), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2013
336
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
449
Down 2% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2013

1.8% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight28384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight39187%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2013 is highlighted, with 336, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday70 (21%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.4%)
  • February32 (9.5%)
  • March33 (9.8%)
  • April19 (5.7%)
  • May31 (9.2%)
  • June19 (5.7%)
  • July30 (8.9%)
  • August33 (9.8%)
  • September33 (9.8%)
  • October28 (8.3%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December24 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (62%)
  • Wet or damp99 (29%)
  • Snow11 (3.3%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (46%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph113 (34%)
  • 70 mph53 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (69%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2081 (18%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3570 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.9%)
  • Over 7524 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (65%)
  • Passenger118 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 160th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2013

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2013, with 26 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2013

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2013: 55, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1558244
2ndA607284413
3rdA15243002
4thA52243004
5thA6121182205
6thB6403111904
7thB117491210
8thB11776801
9thA1515601
10thA6065500
11thA11754401
12thB11663300
13thB11763301
14thB15253300
15thB6763400
16thA15321000
17thA162201
18thA172300
19thB10812200
20thB13971100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2013

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2013: 75.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2013

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2013: 105.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2013.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years