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South Kesteven road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2018, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2017 (276), and casualties fell from 372.

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

Collisions in 2018
274
Down 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
366
Down 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2018

2.2% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2018 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious7126%
  • Slight19772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious8022%
  • Slight27675%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 274, down 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.6%)
  • February30 (11%)
  • March21 (7.7%)
  • April24 (8.8%)
  • May22 (8%)
  • June25 (9.1%)
  • July17 (6.2%)
  • August32 (12%)
  • September23 (8.4%)
  • October26 (9.5%)
  • November20 (7.3%)
  • December16 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (70%)
  • Wet or damp71 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (44%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph107 (39%)
  • 70 mph36 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist22 (6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2034 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3560 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (11%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.6%)
  • Over 7521 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (69%)
  • Passenger84 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (75%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 164th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2018

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2018, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2018

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2018: 39, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13956211
2ndA15224325
3rdA52202316
4thA607172303
5thA151131703
6thB117491101
7thA61218901
8thA117571211
9thB64037904
10thB11775603
11thA1533300
12thA163400
13thA173701
14thB10813300
15thB11663300
16thB11762200
17thB6762201
18thA181100
19thB11731100
20thB15241101

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2018

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2018: 56.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2018

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2018: 66.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years