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South Kesteven road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2019, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2018 (274), and casualties rose from 366.

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

Collisions in 2019
287
Up 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
372
Up 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2019

1.7% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2019 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious6824%
  • Slight21475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7620%
  • Slight29178%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 287, up 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (18%)
  • Friday56 (20%)
  • Saturday28 (9.8%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February18 (6.3%)
  • March22 (7.7%)
  • April18 (6.3%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June26 (9.1%)
  • July27 (9.4%)
  • August27 (9.4%)
  • September21 (7.3%)
  • October25 (8.7%)
  • November16 (5.6%)
  • December26 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (67%)
  • Wet or damp79 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph134 (47%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph102 (36%)
  • 70 mph34 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (62%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2040 (11%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4546 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (15%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.9%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (65%)
  • Passenger81 (22%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (75%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 145th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2019

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2019, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2019

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2019: 35, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1355015
2ndA52303217
3rdA15274116
4thA607142003
5thA151121405
6thA612191213
7thB117491202
8thA117581001
9thB117681312
10thB15258902
11thA165803
12thB64035802
13thB10814400
14thB11664401
15thA173501
16thA1532201
17thA6061101
18thB13971100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2019

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2019: 64.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2019

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2019: 78.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2019, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years