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South Kesteven road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2015, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (353), and casualties rose from 455.

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

Collisions in 2015
359
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
490
Up 8% on 2014
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2015

2.8% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight30685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight42887%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 359, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.8%)
  • February29 (8.1%)
  • March27 (7.5%)
  • April32 (8.9%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June28 (7.8%)
  • July25 (7%)
  • August22 (6.1%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October23 (6.4%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December30 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (67%)
  • Wet or damp96 (27%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph152 (42%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph138 (38%)
  • 70 mph51 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (61%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (12%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5585 (17%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.3%)
  • Over 7525 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (66%)
  • Passenger112 (23%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (73%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 139th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2015

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2015, with 38 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2015

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2015: 49, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1497514
2ndA52344516
3rdA15303932
4thA607285602
5thA151192614
6thA1175172005
7thA6121141902
8thB117481601
9thB640381221
10thB15256701
11thB11664401
12thB11774900
13thA163410
14thA6063300
15thB10813402
16thA172400
17thB11762200
18thA1531100
19thB13971100
20thB6761100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2015

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2015: 79.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2015

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2015: 105.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years