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Corby road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1991, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1990 (231), and casualties fell from 313.

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 1991
197
Down 15% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
264
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1991

2.5% of collisions in Corby in 1991 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious6533%
  • Slight12764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious8532%
  • Slight17466%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 197, down 15% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (21%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.6%)
  • February12 (6.1%)
  • March18 (9.1%)
  • April11 (5.6%)
  • May15 (7.6%)
  • June14 (7.1%)
  • July14 (7.1%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September12 (6.1%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November25 (13%)
  • December16 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (6.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other6 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (65%)
  • Wet or damp60 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (58%)
  • 40 mph34 (17%)
  • 60 mph38 (19%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (17%)
  • Roundabout24 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (52%)
  • Pedestrian65 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (11%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2037 (14%)
  • 21 to 2543 (16%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4526 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5521 (8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.8%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (48%)
  • Passenger72 (27%)
  • Pedestrian65 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (71%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 1991: 34, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4273448310
2ndA6116162506
3rdA43122214
4thA6003102006
5thA601491803
6thB64811201

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1991

Corby had 145 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1991

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1991: 94.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1991

North Northamptonshire recorded 939 collisions in 1991, and 21% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1991, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years