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Kettering road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,286 road traffic collisions in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 1,354 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 75 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (70).

Collisions since 1979
5,286
201st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
6,574
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
55 people killed
Serious collisions
1,354
1,517 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
75
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
90
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Kettering

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal541%
  • Serious1,35426%
  • Slight3,87873%

What the data shows

  • Kettering had 636 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 860 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Kettering were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,052 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kettering, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Kettering.

Where Kettering ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
201st
Most casualties
206th
Most fatal collisions
207th
Most serious collisions
139th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday726 (14%)
  • Tuesday759 (14%)
  • Wednesday809 (15%)
  • Thursday775 (15%)
  • Friday936 (18%)
  • Saturday753 (14%)
  • Sunday528 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,782 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,273 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown143 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,549 (86%)
  • Roundabout270 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road264 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway175 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph4,685 (89%)
  • 40 mph204 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph291 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph68 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,225 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds714 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds79 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist53 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other100 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded40 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,225 (49%)
  • Pedestrian1,283 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist1,085 (17%)
  • Cyclist651 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant109 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant57 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kettering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kettering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kettering peaked at 205 in 1982; 2025 had 75.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 75
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257590
20247088
20236789
20226473
20215767
20204156
20196882
20185866
20177695
20166076
20157595
201493114
20136576
20127698
201182108
2010100128
2009101120
20088096
2007104136
20068494
2005112141
200497119
2003107143
2002100121
200188109
2000103125
199996116
1998103137
1997120148
1996126172
1995124164
1994120153
1993106125
1992117136
1991135157
1990181222
1989160196
1988180229
1987179221
1986174217
1985170210
1984189225
1983154184
1982205261
1981166200
1980199248
1979179248

Map of recent crashes in Kettering

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kettering

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kettering

The 24 most recent collisions in Kettering happened between 6 September and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kettering

The A6003 has the most collisions in Kettering, 661 of 5,286 (13%), followed by the A4300 (606).

Collisions in Kettering on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60036618556138
2ndA43006067738118
3rdA65987677214
4thA6900448544497
5thA433203908109
6thA6098269355263
7thA509210268365
8thA14578119
9thA6013567006
10thA604121606
11thA69101004
12thA60334601

Council area for Kettering

Kettering is in North Northamptonshire, where police recorded 36,605 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kettering accounts for 14% of them.

Postcode districts in Kettering

Collisions in Kettering were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by NN16 (2,916) and NN15 (2,310).