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PE9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,988 road traffic collisions in the PE9 postcode district, South Kesteven, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,934 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 116 were fatal and 1,075 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 55 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (53).

Collisions since 1979
4,988
560th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,934
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
116
133 people killed
Serious collisions
1,075
1,322 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
55
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
92
Up 39% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1162.3%
  • Serious1,07522%
  • Slight3,79776%

What the data shows

  • PE9 had 520 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 861 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in PE9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 624 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE9, 9.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in PE9.

Where PE9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
560th
Most casualties
492nd
Most fatal collisions
193rd
Most serious collisions
312th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday693 (14%)
  • Tuesday673 (13%)
  • Wednesday694 (14%)
  • Thursday749 (15%)
  • Friday878 (18%)
  • Saturday717 (14%)
  • Sunday584 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,620 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting684 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit595 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,081 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway659 (13%)
  • Roundabout167 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,129 (43%)
  • 40 mph280 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph52 (1%)
  • 60 mph1,739 (35%)
  • 70 mph777 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,919 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds543 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds99 (2%)
  • Fog or mist96 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds48 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.2%)
  • Other123 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded100 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,337 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist1,001 (14%)
  • Pedestrian643 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist433 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant202 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)170 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant45 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE9 peaked at 172 in 1998; 2025 had 55.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255592
20245366
20234767
20224256
20214762
20202833
20196087
20185178
20176383
201674105
20157696
20147598
20137488
20127892
20116491
201089126
200989126
2008109151
2007108142
200699156
2005104152
2004111158
2003107145
2002125186
2001131170
2000144198
1999149222
1998172229
1997149219
1996138211
1995138191
1994128191
1993120186
1992127174
1991123197
1990131179
1989140209
1988150202
1987128156
1986116155
1985121160
1984148187
1983149194
1982139201
1981157205
1980141196
1979121166

Map of recent crashes in PE9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE9

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE9

The 24 most recent collisions in PE9 happened between 12 July and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE9

The A1 has the most collisions in PE9, 754 of 4,988 (15%), followed by the A6121 (735).

Collisions in PE9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17541,21029130
2ndA61217351,01625158
3rdB10815156615106
4thA16362518377
5thA4334853713131
6thA6062543771562
7thB1443170247344
8thA47128211642
9thB11765077014
10thA11754968110
11thA10845711
12thA155701
13thB61215801
14thA10814401
15thA114802

Council areas covering PE9

Collisions in PE9 were recorded in 7 council areas. South Kesteven has 2,590 of 4,988 (52%).

Collisions in PE9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Kesteven2,5903,27023482
2ndRutland1,2131,84362259
3rdPeterborough8021,21315189
4thNorth Northamptonshire36257816142
5thWest Lindsey81000
6thLincoln4500
7thHuntingdonshire3501

Town in PE9

Of the 4,988 collisions in PE9, 1,909 (38%) were in Stamford.