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South Kesteven road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2021, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 2020 (198), and casualties rose from 258.

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

Collisions in 2021
265
Up 34% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
320
Up 24% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2021

1.9% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious5722%
  • Slight20377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious6119%
  • Slight25479%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 265, up 34% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 265
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday47 (18%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (18%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.9%)
  • February9 (3.4%)
  • March15 (5.7%)
  • April13 (4.9%)
  • May26 (9.8%)
  • June25 (9.4%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August21 (7.9%)
  • September24 (9.1%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November22 (8.3%)
  • December32 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other8 (3%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (66%)
  • Wet or damp75 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph125 (47%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph93 (35%)
  • 70 mph31 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (60%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist30 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5%)
  • 16 to 2050 (16%)
  • 21 to 2532 (10%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (10%)
  • 46 to 5549 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (11%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.9%)
  • Over 7521 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (73%)
  • Passenger49 (15%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 119th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2021

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2021, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2021

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2021: 32, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1323817
2ndA52313607
3rdA15232915
4thA607171922
5thB1174131503
6thA151111204
7thA6121111501
8thB152581001
9thB640371600
10thA165701
11thA175702
12thA6063303
13thB11773302
14thB6763301
15thB11622200
16thB11762401
17thA431200
18thB10811100
19thB11661101
20thB15241100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2021

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2021: 66.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2021

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2021: 89.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years