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South Kesteven road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2023, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2022 (290), and casualties fell from 386.

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

Collisions in 2023
296
Up 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
379
Down 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2023

2.4% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious5619%
  • Slight23379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7018%
  • Slight30280%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 296, up 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (18%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday40 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.4%)
  • February22 (7.4%)
  • March25 (8.4%)
  • April26 (8.8%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June23 (7.8%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August20 (6.8%)
  • September20 (6.8%)
  • October25 (8.4%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December26 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (64%)
  • Wet or damp93 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (42%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph116 (39%)
  • 70 mph39 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2046 (12%)
  • 21 to 2523 (6.1%)
  • 26 to 3567 (18%)
  • 36 to 4575 (20%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.7%)
  • Over 7531 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (73%)
  • Passenger75 (20%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (70%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 112th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2023

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2023, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2023

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2023: 46, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14659010
2ndA52335021
3rdA607232907
4thA151223116
5thA15172104
6thB1174111312
7thB1177101513
8thA612171110
9thA165802
10thB64035501
11thB11763800
12thB13973602
13thA11752200
14thA1532201
15thB10812200
16thB11662300
17thB15252200
18thA171101
19thB11621100
20thB15241100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2023

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2023: 78.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2023

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2023: 99.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2023, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years