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Corby road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1984, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 45% on 1983 (154), and casualties rose from 195.

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 1984
223
Up 45% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
268
Up 37% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1984

2.2% of collisions in Corby in 1984 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious8538%
  • Slight13360%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious9736%
  • Slight16662%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 223, up 45% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (17%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday45 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.2%)
  • February12 (5.4%)
  • March12 (5.4%)
  • April15 (6.7%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June17 (7.6%)
  • July16 (7.2%)
  • August18 (8.1%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October15 (6.7%)
  • November28 (13%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other16 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (60%)
  • Wet or damp80 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (61%)
  • 40 mph42 (19%)
  • 60 mph38 (17%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (17%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (31%)
  • Pedestrian68 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (24%)
  • Cyclist27 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (9%)
  • 16 to 2073 (27%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3534 (13%)
  • 36 to 4525 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5522 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 658 (3%)
  • 66 to 758 (3%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (54%)
  • Pedestrian68 (25%)
  • Passenger54 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (57%)
  • Motorcycle67 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 1984: 36, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4273640213
2ndA43152408
3rdA6116142008
4thA6014121306
5thA6003101606
6thB6701201

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1984

Corby had 163 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1984

NN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1984: 103.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1984

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,179 collisions in 1984, and 19% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1984, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years