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Corby road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1986, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1985 (219), and casualties fell from 264.

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 1986
206
Down 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
247
Down 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1986

3.4% of collisions in Corby in 1986 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious6833%
  • Slight13164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.6%
  • Serious7932%
  • Slight15964%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 206, down 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday47 (23%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.7%)
  • February16 (7.8%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April14 (6.8%)
  • May14 (6.8%)
  • June17 (8.3%)
  • July19 (9.2%)
  • August22 (11%)
  • September15 (7.3%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December19 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (57%)
  • Wet or damp81 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (67%)
  • 40 mph25 (12%)
  • 60 mph36 (17%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (15%)
  • Roundabout19 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant93 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (21%)
  • Pedestrian52 (21%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (6.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (22%)
  • 21 to 2542 (17%)
  • 26 to 3531 (13%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.4%)
  • Over 754 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (56%)
  • Passenger56 (23%)
  • Pedestrian52 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car208 (59%)
  • Motorcycle53 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1986

Map of the last 5 crashes of 1986 in Corby

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  • 5 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 1986

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 1986: 26, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427263416
2ndA43131917
3rdA6003121902
4thA6014121413
5thA6116121416
6thB64811100
7thB6701100

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1986

Corby had 134 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1986

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1986: 97.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1986

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,180 collisions in 1986, and 17% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 20 December 1986.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years