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Corby road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1981, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1980 (195), and casualties fell from 236.

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 1981
176
Down 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
203
Down 14% on 1980
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1981

1.1% of collisions in Corby in 1981 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious6738%
  • Slight10761%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious7436%
  • Slight12763%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 176, down 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 176
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (18%)
  • Friday25 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.5%)
  • February9 (5.1%)
  • March13 (7.4%)
  • April12 (6.8%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June14 (8%)
  • July16 (9.1%)
  • August13 (7.4%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October11 (6.3%)
  • November24 (14%)
  • December10 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Other7 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (60%)
  • Wet or damp62 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (56%)
  • 40 mph28 (16%)
  • 60 mph46 (26%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (19%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant67 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (30%)
  • Pedestrian39 (19%)
  • Cyclist18 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (10%)
  • 11 to 156 (3%)
  • 16 to 2049 (24%)
  • 21 to 2541 (20%)
  • 26 to 3524 (12%)
  • 36 to 4518 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5515 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 659 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.9%)
  • Over 752 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (63%)
  • Pedestrian39 (19%)
  • Passenger36 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car145 (53%)
  • Motorcycle62 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Corby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 1981

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 1981: 29, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427293408
2ndA43152008
3rdA6116141405
4thA6003121807
5thA60145704
6thB64812200

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1981

Corby had 117 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1981

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1981: 91.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1981

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,078 collisions in 1981, and 16% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years