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Corby road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1989, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1988 (244), and casualties fell from 336.

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 1989
211
Down 14% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
270
Down 20% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1989

4.3% of collisions in Corby in 1989 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.3%
  • Serious6631%
  • Slight13664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious8230%
  • Slight17966%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 211, down 14% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (10%)
  • Tuesday33 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday55 (26%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.1%)
  • February15 (7.1%)
  • March12 (5.7%)
  • April15 (7.1%)
  • May13 (6.2%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August20 (9.5%)
  • September16 (7.6%)
  • October20 (9.5%)
  • November20 (9.5%)
  • December21 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (67%)
  • Wet or damp67 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (61%)
  • 40 mph35 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph36 (17%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (16%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (46%)
  • Pedestrian68 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (15%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (7.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (10%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2037 (14%)
  • 21 to 2538 (14%)
  • 26 to 3546 (17%)
  • 36 to 4534 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6510 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.4%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (51%)
  • Pedestrian68 (25%)
  • Passenger65 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (68%)
  • Motorcycle41 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Corby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 1989

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 1989: 21, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427212817
2ndA43182923
3rdA6116151815
4thA6003121802
5thA601491115
6thB6702200
7thB64811201

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1989

Corby had 154 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1989

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1989: 110.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1989

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,135 collisions in 1989, and 19% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1989, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years