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Corby road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1997, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1996 (151), and casualties fell from 225.

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 1997
158
Up 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
223
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1997

3.2% of collisions in Corby in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.2%
  • Serious3422%
  • Slight11975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious4118%
  • Slight17779%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1997 is highlighted, with 158, up 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (17%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (16%)
  • Friday27 (17%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.4%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March14 (8.9%)
  • April12 (7.6%)
  • May8 (5.1%)
  • June8 (5.1%)
  • July16 (10%)
  • August14 (8.9%)
  • September16 (10%)
  • October11 (7%)
  • November21 (13%)
  • December14 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (16%)
  • Fog or mist7 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (61%)
  • Wet or damp57 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (57%)
  • 40 mph23 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph41 (26%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (77%)
  • Roundabout26 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (65%)
  • Pedestrian35 (16%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2032 (14%)
  • 21 to 2531 (14%)
  • 26 to 3548 (22%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (55%)
  • Passenger65 (29%)
  • Pedestrian35 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Corby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 1997

The A6003 had the most collisions in Corby in 1997: 20, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003203516
2ndA427192604
3rdA43121722
4thA601491601
5thA611671003
6thA60863500
7thB6701301

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1997

Corby had 100 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1997

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1997: 75.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1997

North Northamptonshire recorded 897 collisions in 1997, and 18% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1997.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years