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South Kesteven road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2016, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2015 (359), and casualties fell from 490.

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

Collisions in 2016
317
Down 12% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
410
Down 16% on 2015
Fatal collisions
11
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2016

3.5% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.5%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight26283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight35085%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 317, down 12% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (11%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March17 (5.4%)
  • April26 (8.2%)
  • May9 (2.8%)
  • June28 (8.8%)
  • July30 (9.5%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September29 (9.1%)
  • October27 (8.5%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December26 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (64%)
  • Wet or damp97 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (45%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph122 (38%)
  • 70 mph40 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (67%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2063 (15%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (10%)
  • 46 to 5563 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.3%)
  • Over 7525 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (67%)
  • Passenger92 (22%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (73%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 164th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2016

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2016, with 38 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2016

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2016: 44, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1446835
2ndA15314023
3rdA607304202
4thA52263601
5thB1174161602
6thA151131421
7thA61217812
8thA11756721
9thA166701
10thB10816701
11thB64036800
12thB11765610
13thB11775600
14thB15244900
15thA172300
16thA432302
17thA11661101
18thA1531101
19thB11681100
20thB13971100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2016

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2016: 75.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2016

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2016: 96.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2016, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years