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Corby road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1987, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (206), and casualties rose from 247.

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 1987
213
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
270
Up 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1987

2.3% of collisions in Corby in 1987 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious8640%
  • Slight12257%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious10940%
  • Slight15658%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 213, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (17%)
  • Tuesday39 (18%)
  • Wednesday21 (9.9%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday31 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday21 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (2.3%)
  • February10 (4.7%)
  • March11 (5.2%)
  • April20 (9.4%)
  • May13 (6.1%)
  • June25 (12%)
  • July17 (8%)
  • August21 (9.9%)
  • September29 (14%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November25 (12%)
  • December13 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (63%)
  • Wet or damp75 (35%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (60%)
  • 40 mph41 (19%)
  • 60 mph39 (18%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (15%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (23%)
  • Pedestrian47 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2061 (23%)
  • 21 to 2535 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (55%)
  • Passenger74 (27%)
  • Pedestrian47 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (57%)
  • Motorcycle58 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Corby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 1987

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 1987: 35, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4273548012
2ndA61162125310
3rdA43111405
4thA6003101606
5thA60146602
6thB64812200
7thB6701101

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1987

Corby had 151 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1987

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1987: 119.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1987

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,120 collisions in 1987, and 19% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1987, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years