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Grantham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,525 road traffic collisions in Grantham, South Kesteven, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 683 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (55).

Collisions since 1979
4,525
230th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,503
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
45 people killed
Serious collisions
683
741 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
67
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Grantham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal441%
  • Serious68315%
  • Slight3,79884%

What the data shows

  • Grantham had 636 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 917 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Grantham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,069 children under 16 were killed or injured in Grantham, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Grantham.

Where Grantham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
230th
Most casualties
238th
Most fatal collisions
250th
Most serious collisions
258th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday666 (15%)
  • Tuesday619 (14%)
  • Wednesday678 (15%)
  • Thursday746 (16%)
  • Friday786 (17%)
  • Saturday625 (14%)
  • Sunday405 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,372 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,040 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown44 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,163 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road156 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout81 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded43 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,108 (91%)
  • 40 mph199 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph36 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph137 (3%)
  • 70 mph40 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,667 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds492 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other109 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded93 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,424 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,176 (21%)
  • Cyclist827 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist813 (15%)
  • Van occupant79 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant65 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider13 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Grantham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Grantham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Grantham peaked at 153 in 1982; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 58
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255867
20245568
20237889
20226572
20216674
20204555
20196475
20185663
20177490
20167584
201579117
2014102124
20137597
201292119
2011106131
2010103124
200988107
200893113
2007103136
20067694
200578103
200499126
2003102134
2002107131
200197123
2000101128
1999105125
1998111158
199783102
199695112
1995113136
199499119
19937486
199293107
199199112
1990106123
1989123152
1988113129
1987136164
1986129162
1985115130
1984138165
1983149170
1982153171
198198117
1980133163
1979123156

Map of recent crashes in Grantham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Grantham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Grantham

The 24 most recent collisions in Grantham happened between 23 July and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Grantham

The A52 has the most collisions in Grantham, 838 of 4,525 (19%), followed by the A607 (802).

Collisions in Grantham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA528381,0518139
2ndA6078021,0316124
3rdB1174298381434
4thA1335237
5thB11763300

Council area for Grantham

Grantham is in South Kesteven, where police recorded 19,165 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Grantham accounts for 24% of them.

Postcode districts in Grantham

Collisions in Grantham were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NG31 (4,519) and NG33 (6).