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NG31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
5,589
405th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,114
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
78
84 people killed
Serious collisions
907
1,021 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
75
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
91
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NG31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal781.4%
  • Serious90716%
  • Slight4,60482%

What the data shows

  • NG31 had 815 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 1,148 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in NG31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,225 children under 16 were killed or injured in NG31, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in NG31.

Where NG31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
405th
Most casualties
462nd
Most fatal collisions
534th
Most serious collisions
530th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday813 (15%)
  • Tuesday754 (13%)
  • Wednesday853 (15%)
  • Thursday899 (16%)
  • Friday968 (17%)
  • Saturday775 (14%)
  • Sunday527 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,114 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,125 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting261 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,980 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway277 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road177 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout108 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,295 (77%)
  • 40 mph231 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph75 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph694 (12%)
  • 70 mph289 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,479 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds618 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds79 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist48 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds47 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.2%)
  • Other146 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded106 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,598 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,235 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist968 (14%)
  • Cyclist881 (12%)
  • Van occupant137 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)85 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant72 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider13 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NG31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NG31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NG31 peaked at 177 in 1983; 2025 had 75.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 75
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257591
20246683
202399113
202298125
202189105
20205877
20197896
20186675
201790111
201696115
2015105155
2014123151
2013105148
2012109143
2011125160
2010130169
2009111144
2008117144
2007129171
200694120
2005107149
2004126162
2003127177
2002132169
2001120161
2000114144
1999145189
1998138235
1997113151
1996123156
1995147187
1994131160
199390107
1992116142
1991123145
1990135168
1989146187
1988125149
1987155195
1986144189
1985139166
1984159192
1983177207
1982171205
1981120143
1980154192
1979149191

Map of recent crashes in NG31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NG31

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NG31

The 24 most recent collisions in NG31 happened between 17 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NG31

The A52 has the most collisions in NG31, 1,070 of 5,589 (19%), followed by the A607 (966).

Collisions in NG31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA521,0701,41015199
2ndA6079661,2818161
3rdB1174420554769
4thA12473671844
5thB640371103211
6thB11766700

Council area for NG31

NG31 is in South Kesteven, where police recorded 19,165 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NG31 accounts for 29% of them.

Towns in NG31

Collisions in NG31 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Grantham (4,519) and Great Gonerby (69).