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Corby road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1982, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1981 (176), and casualties rose from 203.

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 1982
197
Up 12% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
245
Up 21% on 1981
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1982

None of the collisions in Corby in 1982 were fatal and 30% were serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6030%
  • Slight13770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7731%
  • Slight16869%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1982 is highlighted, with 197, up 12% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (20%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.1%)
  • February16 (8.1%)
  • March14 (7.1%)
  • April11 (5.6%)
  • May14 (7.1%)
  • June17 (8.6%)
  • July19 (9.6%)
  • August16 (8.1%)
  • September19 (9.6%)
  • October18 (9.1%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (62%)
  • Wet or damp67 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (59%)
  • 40 mph41 (21%)
  • 60 mph34 (17%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (18%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (29%)
  • Pedestrian52 (21%)
  • Cyclist23 (9.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (34%)
  • 21 to 2520 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4516 (6.5%)
  • 46 to 5516 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.4%)
  • Over 753 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (55%)
  • Passenger59 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (59%)
  • Motorcycle75 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Corby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 1982

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 1982: 41, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4274151015
2ndA6116151907
3rdA43131904
4thA6014101504
5thA600391304
6thB64812200
7thB6702301

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1982

Corby had 142 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1982

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1982: 97.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1982

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,180 collisions in 1982, and 17% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1982, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years