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Deeping St James road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Deeping St James, South Kesteven, from 1979 to 2025, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 79 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
366
1,377th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
448
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
79
82 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Deeping St James

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7922%
  • Slight28377%

What the data shows

  • Deeping St James had 43 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 54 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Deeping St James were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 96 children under 16 were killed or injured in Deeping St James, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Deeping St James.

Where Deeping St James ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,377th
Most casualties
1,421st
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,314th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (98%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph267 (73%)
  • 40 mph67 (18%)
  • 60 mph27 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant192 (43%)
  • Cyclist101 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (19%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Deeping St James road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Deeping St James, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Deeping St James peaked at 18 in 1986; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202466
202355
202233
202188
202000
201977
201833
201733
201666
201588
201467
201346
201222
201155
201044
200955
200868
200759
200699
200523
20041010
200377
20021014
200169
200055
199966
1998813
1997610
19961018
19951114
19941213
199377
19921315
1991910
19901317
1989712
19881319
1987910
19861825
19851820
19841620
19831015
19821417
19811216
198088
197999

Map of recent crashes in Deeping St James

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Deeping St James

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Deeping St James

The 24 most recent collisions in Deeping St James happened between 25 March 2021 and 12 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Deeping St James

The A16 has the most collisions in Deeping St James, 86 of 366 (23%), followed by the B1166 (62).

Collisions in Deeping St James on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1686114124
2ndB11666277114
3rdB15254147012
4thB1162323703

Council areas covering Deeping St James

Collisions in Deeping St James were recorded in 2 council areas. South Kesteven has 334 of 366 (91%).

Collisions in Deeping St James by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Kesteven334410473
2ndPeterborough303506

Postcode district for Deeping St James

All 366 collisions in Deeping St James were in the PE6 postcode district.