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Corby road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1990, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1989 (211), and casualties rose from 270.

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 1990
231
Up 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
313
Up 16% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1990

3% of collisions in Corby in 1990 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious9240%
  • Slight13257%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.8%
  • Serious12339%
  • Slight17857%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 231, up 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday44 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February23 (10%)
  • March15 (6.5%)
  • April15 (6.5%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June10 (4.3%)
  • July22 (9.5%)
  • August18 (7.8%)
  • September16 (6.9%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November22 (9.5%)
  • December17 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (62%)
  • Wet or damp86 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (61%)
  • 40 mph37 (16%)
  • 60 mph38 (16%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (16%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (48%)
  • Pedestrian73 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (9.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (19%)
  • 21 to 2551 (16%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (46%)
  • Passenger97 (31%)
  • Pedestrian73 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (62%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (13%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.6%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Corby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 1990

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 1990: 39, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4273952016
2ndA6003182515
3rdA6116173209
4thA43162937
5thA60147804
6thB64811100
7thB6701100

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1990

Corby had 160 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1990

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1990: 109.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1990

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,092 collisions in 1990, and 21% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1990, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years