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Corby road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in Corby in 1998, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (158), and casualties fell from 223.

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 1998
146
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
188
Down 16% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 1998

4.8% of collisions in Corby in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.8%
  • Serious2920%
  • Slight11075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal84.3%
  • Serious3217%
  • Slight14879%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 146, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (18%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday15 (10%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday19 (13%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.2%)
  • February10 (6.8%)
  • March16 (11%)
  • April7 (4.8%)
  • May15 (10%)
  • June13 (8.9%)
  • July10 (6.8%)
  • August9 (6.2%)
  • September13 (8.9%)
  • October13 (8.9%)
  • November13 (8.9%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (64%)
  • Wet or damp49 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph82 (56%)
  • 40 mph35 (24%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (16%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (77%)
  • Roundabout21 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (8.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (52%)
  • Pedestrian33 (18%)
  • Cyclist28 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (10%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3543 (23%)
  • 36 to 4528 (15%)
  • 46 to 5517 (9%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.1%)
  • Over 7510 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider114 (61%)
  • Passenger41 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car187 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (11%)
  • Motorcycle12 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (3.8%)
  • Minibus5 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Corby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 1998

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 1998: 18, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427182203
2ndA6014151912
3rdA6003142312
4thA611691111
5thA4381623
6thA60862200

Towns in Corby: crashes in 1998

Corby had 99 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 1998

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 1998: 77.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1998

North Northamptonshire recorded 821 collisions in 1998, and 18% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 1998, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years