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Daventry road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1982, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1981 (398), and casualties rose from 592.

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 1982
445
Up 12% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
684
Up 16% on 1981
Fatal collisions
15
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1982

3.4% of collisions in Daventry in 1982 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.4%
  • Serious18141%
  • Slight24956%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious26439%
  • Slight40559%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 445, up 12% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday79 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.5%)
  • February38 (8.5%)
  • March29 (6.5%)
  • April29 (6.5%)
  • May30 (6.7%)
  • June32 (7.2%)
  • July35 (7.9%)
  • August41 (9.2%)
  • September31 (7%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November55 (12%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (62%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fog or mist22 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (55%)
  • Wet or damp172 (39%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph96 (22%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph196 (44%)
  • 70 mph115 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (29%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (14%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20154 (23%)
  • 21 to 25112 (16%)
  • 26 to 35118 (17%)
  • 36 to 4589 (13%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.1%)
  • Over 756 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (55%)
  • Passenger270 (39%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car631 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes119 (13%)
  • Motorcycle91 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1982: 123, including 7 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1123224746
2ndA53664115
3rdA452534111
4thA43213109
5thA428203329
6thA50203218
7thA361192418
8thA508182704
9thB4036121307
10thB40386702
11thA4254802
12thM454703
13thB45383502
14thB53853302
15thB40371200
16thB45251100
17thB5761100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1982

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 39.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1982

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1982: 207.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1982

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,628 collisions in 1982, and 27% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1982, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years