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Corby road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1996, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (146), and casualties rose from 208.

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 1996
151
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
225
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1996

2% of collisions in Corby in 1996 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious4530%
  • Slight10368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6730%
  • Slight15569%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1996 is highlighted, with 151, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (17%)
  • Wednesday13 (8.6%)
  • Thursday29 (19%)
  • Friday27 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday13 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (5.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6%)
  • February13 (8.6%)
  • March13 (8.6%)
  • April12 (7.9%)
  • May11 (7.3%)
  • June14 (9.3%)
  • July13 (8.6%)
  • August10 (6.6%)
  • September14 (9.3%)
  • October15 (9.9%)
  • November17 (11%)
  • December10 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (64%)
  • Wet or damp45 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (5.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (59%)
  • 40 mph20 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (2%)
  • 60 mph29 (19%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (65%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2038 (17%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3544 (20%)
  • 36 to 4527 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.7%)
  • Over 755 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (55%)
  • Passenger70 (31%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Corby

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 1996

The A6003 had the most collisions in Corby in 1996: 22, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003224417
2ndA427193116
3rdA6014111603
4thA436802
5thA61163401
6thA60862200
7thB64811101
8thB6701101

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1996

Corby had 94 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1996

NN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1996: 75.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1996

North Northamptonshire recorded 868 collisions in 1996, and 17% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1996, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1996.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years