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Daventry road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1980, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1979 (348), and casualties rose from 545.

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 1980
401
Up 15% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
573
Up 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1980

3.5% of collisions in Daventry in 1980 were fatal and 45% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.5%
  • Serious18045%
  • Slight20752%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious24342%
  • Slight31555%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 401, up 15% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday48 (12%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February20 (5%)
  • March35 (8.7%)
  • April17 (4.2%)
  • May37 (9.2%)
  • June35 (8.7%)
  • July33 (8.2%)
  • August32 (8%)
  • September31 (7.7%)
  • October54 (13%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December36 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (48%)
  • Wet or damp183 (46%)
  • Frost or ice25 (6.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph99 (25%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph159 (40%)
  • 70 mph118 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (30%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (17%)
  • Van occupant39 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20133 (23%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 3595 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6556 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 753 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (62%)
  • Passenger194 (34%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (63%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes118 (14%)
  • Motorcycle93 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Daventry

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 1980

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1980: 112, including 3 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1112176349
2ndA53041315
3rdA43253815
4thA452235212
5thA508192607
6thA361172708
7thA4281524011
8thA50111215
9thB403691002
10thB40386702
11thA4253401
12thB53853511
13thM453702
14thB45382201
15thB5762201
16thA45081101
17thB40371100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1980

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 35.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1980

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1980: 190.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1980

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,541 collisions in 1980, and 26% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1980.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years