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Corby road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1980, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1979 (214), and casualties fell from 268.

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 1980
195
Down 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
236
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1980

2.1% of collisions in Corby in 1980 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious6935%
  • Slight12263%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious8436%
  • Slight14863%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 195, down 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday19 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (19%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (19%)
  • Sunday18 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.1%)
  • February11 (5.6%)
  • March15 (7.7%)
  • April16 (8.2%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June24 (12%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August17 (8.7%)
  • September18 (9.2%)
  • October17 (8.7%)
  • November15 (7.7%)
  • December14 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (63%)
  • Wet or damp68 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (67%)
  • 40 mph37 (19%)
  • 60 mph26 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (15%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist76 (32%)
  • Car occupant62 (26%)
  • Pedestrian61 (26%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (7.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2072 (31%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3517 (7.2%)
  • 36 to 4529 (12%)
  • 46 to 5516 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.1%)
  • Over 753 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (55%)
  • Pedestrian61 (26%)
  • Passenger45 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (53%)
  • Motorcycle86 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Corby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 1980

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 1980: 35, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427354538
2ndA6116202309
3rdA600391002
4thA60147703
5thA436704
6thB6701100

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1980

Corby had 144 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1980

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1980: 109.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1980

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,134 collisions in 1980, and 17% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1980.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years