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Corby road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1979, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 6,726 collisions in Corby.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1979
214
Casualties in 1979
268
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Corby in 1979 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious8741%
  • Slight12257%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious10539%
  • Slight15859%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1979 is highlighted, with 214.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025100113
202485102
20238498
202284105
20218299
20206984
20198298
20187799
201785100
201693120
201590107
201486111
20137999
201286109
201194125
2010113145
2009139198
2008139175
2007145192
2006134176
2005122158
2004154208
2003139168
2002158210
2001131176
2000137190
1999150200
1998146188
1997158223
1996151225
1995146208
1994175244
1993161199
1992172226
1991197264
1990231313
1989211270
1988244336
1987213270
1986206247
1985219264
1984223268
1983154195
1982197245
1981176203
1980195236
1979214268

When and where crashes happen in Corby in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday39 (18%)
  • Friday39 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (19%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.9%)
  • February12 (5.6%)
  • March15 (7%)
  • April23 (11%)
  • May19 (8.9%)
  • June18 (8.4%)
  • July14 (6.5%)
  • August19 (8.9%)
  • September14 (6.5%)
  • October29 (14%)
  • November22 (10%)
  • December12 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (63%)
  • Wet or damp58 (27%)
  • Frost or ice16 (7.5%)
  • Snow5 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph136 (64%)
  • 40 mph35 (16%)
  • 60 mph37 (17%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (26%)
  • Pedestrian65 (24%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (26%)
  • 21 to 2541 (15%)
  • 26 to 3538 (14%)
  • 36 to 4525 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5517 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (3%)
  • Over 752 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (49%)
  • Passenger71 (26%)
  • Pedestrian65 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (54%)
  • Motorcycle73 (21%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Corby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 1979

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 1979: 36, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4273646116
2ndA6116182305
3rdA6003132025
4thA43122108
5thA6014111103
6thB64812201
7thB6702201

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1979

Corby had 153 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1979

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1979: 112.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1979

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,134 collisions in 1979, and 19% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1979.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years