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Daventry road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1979, and 545 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,745 collisions in Daventry.

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

Collisions in 1979
348
Casualties in 1979
545
Fatal collisions
17
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
53% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1979

4.9% of collisions in Daventry in 1979 were fatal and 53% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.9%
  • Serious18553%
  • Slight14642%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious28352%
  • Slight24445%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 348.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (11%)
  • Tuesday30 (8.6%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (18%)
  • Friday69 (20%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.6%)
  • February30 (8.6%)
  • March22 (6.3%)
  • April29 (8.3%)
  • May20 (5.7%)
  • June24 (6.9%)
  • July24 (6.9%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September26 (7.5%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (62%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2%)
  • Other14 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (53%)
  • Wet or damp107 (31%)
  • Frost or ice35 (10%)
  • Snow20 (5.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (25%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph167 (48%)
  • 70 mph69 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (22%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (15%)
  • Van occupant41 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20117 (21%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 35103 (19%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (59%)
  • Passenger191 (35%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (62%)
  • Motorcycle85 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Daventry

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 1979

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1979: 63, including 5 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM163114528
2ndA53147122
3rdA3612648120
4thA452132113
5thA508203317
6thA428162927
7thA43122315
8thB4036121706
9thA50111507
10thB403891207
11thA4256912
12thB53855602
13thB40371100
14thB45251401
15thB45381101
16thB5761100
17thM451201

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1979

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 47.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1979

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1979: 156.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1979

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,428 collisions in 1979, and 24% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1979, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years