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South Kesteven road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in South Kesteven in 2024, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2023 (296), and casualties rose from 379.

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

Collisions in 2024
306
Up 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
407
Up 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
13
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Kesteven in 2024

4.2% of collisions in South Kesteven in 2024 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in South Kesteven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.2%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight24078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.2%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight33582%

South Kesteven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Kesteven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 306, up 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.8%)
  • February24 (7.8%)
  • March21 (6.9%)
  • April27 (8.8%)
  • May22 (7.2%)
  • June36 (12%)
  • July25 (8.2%)
  • August29 (9.5%)
  • September22 (7.2%)
  • October27 (8.8%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December16 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (67%)
  • Wet or damp87 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph113 (37%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph105 (34%)
  • 70 mph59 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (20%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Kesteven in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (68%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2050 (12%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6549 (12%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.4%)
  • Over 7530 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (68%)
  • Passenger87 (21%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (74%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Kesteven in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Kesteven had the 103rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Kesteven in 2024

Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Kesteven in 2024, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Kesteven with the most crashes in 2024

The A1 had the most collisions in South Kesteven in 2024: 62, including 5 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Kesteven, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1628858
2ndA52253513
3rdA151233027
4thA15223414
5thA607212614
6thA16101505
7thB640391003
8thA61218901
9thA117571101
10thB117461001
11thB10814500
12thB11663301
13thB11763300
14thB11773302
15thA1532210
16thA172500
17thB15252210
18thB6762400
19thB15241100

Towns in South Kesteven: crashes in 2024

Grantham had the most collisions of any town in South Kesteven in 2024: 55.

Postcode districts in South Kesteven: crashes in 2024

NG31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Kesteven in 2024: 66.

Latest crashes in South Kesteven in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in South Kesteven in 2024, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

South Kesteven road accidents in other years