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South Kesteven road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2014, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2013 (336), and casualties rose from 449.

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

Collisions in 2014
353
Up 5% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
455
Up 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2014

0.8% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight30286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight40389%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 353, up 5% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February29 (8.2%)
  • March22 (6.2%)
  • April17 (4.8%)
  • May23 (6.5%)
  • June26 (7.4%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August32 (9.1%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November45 (13%)
  • December34 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (62%)
  • Wet or damp112 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (43%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph121 (34%)
  • 70 mph55 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (15%)
  • Roundabout14 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (15%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (20%)
  • 36 to 4563 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (14%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.1%)
  • Over 7518 (4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (70%)
  • Passenger99 (22%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (72%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Kesteven ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 151st most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2014

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2014, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2014

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2014: 55, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1557206
2ndA52375313
3rdA15314206
4thA607253203
5thB1174142002
6thA151111603
7thA612181100
8thB64038800
9thA11756801
10thB11776603
11thB15256701
12thB11765902
13thA6064400
14thB11663400
15thB6763400
16thA162200
17thB10812401
18thB14432200
19thA1531200
20thA171110

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2014

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2014: 102.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2014

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2014: 123.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years