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South Kesteven road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2022, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2021 (265), and casualties rose from 320.

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

Collisions in 2022
290
Up 9% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
386
Up 21% on 2021
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2022

3.4% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious5519%
  • Slight22578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight30378%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 290, up 9% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday66 (23%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.3%)
  • February30 (10%)
  • March16 (5.5%)
  • April19 (6.6%)
  • May23 (7.9%)
  • June18 (6.2%)
  • July23 (7.9%)
  • August20 (6.9%)
  • September25 (8.6%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December26 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (66%)
  • Wet or damp92 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph107 (37%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph111 (38%)
  • 70 mph51 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (10%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (4.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (10%)
  • 66 to 7537 (9.6%)
  • Over 7526 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (75%)
  • Passenger68 (18%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (70%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 121st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2022

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2022, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2022

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2022: 55, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15581210
2ndA607284705
3rdA52232920
4thA15192403
5thA151192715
6thB1174101411
7thA1681305
8thA61216610
9thB64034500
10thB10813301
11thB15253302
12thA11752201
13thA1532301
14thA172200
15thB11762200
16thB13972400
17thB11661101
18thB11771100
19thB6761100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2022

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2022: 65.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2022

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2022: 98.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2022, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years