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South Kesteven road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2017, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2016 (317), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 2017
276
Down 13% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
372
Down 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2017

2.2% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2017 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious6825%
  • Slight20273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious7620%
  • Slight28877%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 276, down 13% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February23 (8.3%)
  • March23 (8.3%)
  • April21 (7.6%)
  • May24 (8.7%)
  • June15 (5.4%)
  • July39 (14%)
  • August21 (7.6%)
  • September14 (5.1%)
  • October24 (8.7%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December12 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4%)
  • Not recorded17 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (68%)
  • Wet or damp74 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (46%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph99 (36%)
  • 70 mph37 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2042 (11%)
  • 21 to 2554 (15%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (16%)
  • 56 to 6534 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.1%)
  • Over 7520 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (67%)
  • Passenger95 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (74%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2017.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2017

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2017, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2017

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2017: 38, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1385146
2ndA52314509
3rdA15254119
4thA607192602
5thA612181101
6thA1671002
7thA15361101
8thB64036601
9thA11755701
10thA1515802
11thB11745500
12thB11764801
13thB15254502
14thA6063401
15thB10813401
16thB11663502
17thB11773300
18thB6763502
19thA172202
20thB15242201

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2017

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2017: 74.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2017

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2017: 90.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2017, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years