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Daventry road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,745 road traffic collisions in Daventry from 1979 to 2025, and 19,131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 464 were fatal and 3,717 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 155 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (172), and casualties fell from 257 to 228.

District council until April 2021, now part of West Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
12,745
Casualties
19,131
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
464
3.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
155
Down 10% on 2024

Crash severity in Daventry

3.6% of collisions in Daventry from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4643.6%
  • Serious3,71729%
  • Slight8,56467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5162.7%
  • Serious4,93126%
  • Slight13,68472%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. In 2025 there were 155, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 155
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155228
2024172257
2023185263
2022166227
2021145203
2020106160
2019114176
2018137208
2017171234
2016184250
2015188259
2014186252
2013203283
2012189267
2011156236
2010182262
2009213295
2008255364
2007252372
2006279415
2005259375
2004295456
2003283412
2002297428
2001268406
2000291460
1999313517
1998317479
1997292448
1996262414
1995295467
1994302472
1993300463
1992309456
1991356531
1990385573
1989464737
1988395581
1987378619
1986359538
1985376596
1984403631
1983316467
1982445684
1981398592
1980401573
1979348545

When and where crashes happen in Daventry

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,736 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,667 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,782 (14%)
  • Thursday1,896 (15%)
  • Friday2,251 (18%)
  • Saturday1,708 (13%)
  • Sunday1,705 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59551 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59411 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,837 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,879 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,058 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,875 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,920 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,214 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,022 (8%)
  • February910 (7.1%)
  • March997 (7.8%)
  • April909 (7.1%)
  • May1,015 (8%)
  • June1,049 (8.2%)
  • July1,087 (8.5%)
  • August1,068 (8.4%)
  • September1,058 (8.3%)
  • October1,266 (9.9%)
  • November1,272 (10%)
  • December1,092 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,705 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,154 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,514 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown263 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit109 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,721 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,814 (14%)
  • Fog or mist308 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds202 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds165 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds113 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds38 (0.3%)
  • Other245 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded139 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,573 (59%)
  • Wet or damp4,520 (35%)
  • Frost or ice480 (3.8%)
  • Snow139 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep14 (0.1%)
  • Mud10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph65 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,773 (22%)
  • 40 mph605 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph416 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph6,000 (47%)
  • 70 mph2,879 (23%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,216 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway3,015 (24%)
  • Roundabout414 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Daventry

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,747 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist1,679 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant903 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian882 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)731 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist560 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant239 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant230 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant75 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant58 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5355 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10548 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15812 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 203,340 (17%)
  • 21 to 252,717 (14%)
  • 26 to 353,931 (21%)
  • 36 to 452,890 (15%)
  • 46 to 552,123 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,323 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 75694 (3.6%)
  • Over 75385 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,116 (63%)
  • Passenger6,133 (32%)
  • Pedestrian882 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,408 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,652 (10%)
  • Motorcycle1,657 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,532 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle571 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach206 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle187 (0.7%)
  • Minibus104 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car98 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle43 (0.2%)
  • Other38 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Daventry

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Daventry

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Daventry

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry, with 237 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry from 1979 to 2025: 2,502, including 77 fatal and 687 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM12,5024,30877687
2ndA59751,50060340
3rdA458611,25749260
4thA3617241,07533230
5thA50862394823185
6thA42861792529194
7thA4346870523125
8thA5038859821116
9thA1437359418101
10thB4038251324162
11thB4036242313164
12thA425215304853
13thA5199137230232
14thB538582119322
15thA42566785014
16thM456390325
17thB4037325718
18thB45382734011
19thB576222916
20thB4525111805

Towns in Daventry

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 1,231.

Postcode districts in Daventry

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry from 1979 to 2025: 5,771.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts

West Northamptonshire recorded 53,355 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 24% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry

Of the latest 24 crashes in Daventry, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity