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Daventry road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1983, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 1982 (445), and casualties fell from 684.

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 1983
316
Down 29% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
467
Down 32% on 1982
Fatal collisions
16
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1983

5.1% of collisions in Daventry in 1983 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal165.1%
  • Serious12740%
  • Slight17355%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal214.5%
  • Serious16736%
  • Slight27960%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 316, down 29% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7%)
  • February17 (5.4%)
  • March24 (7.6%)
  • April29 (9.2%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June28 (8.9%)
  • July30 (9.5%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September27 (8.5%)
  • October23 (7.3%)
  • November29 (9.2%)
  • December23 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (58%)
  • Wet or damp124 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (22%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph167 (53%)
  • 70 mph61 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (20%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20112 (24%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (18%)
  • 36 to 4567 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (60%)
  • Passenger157 (34%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (65%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (13%)
  • Motorcycle66 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1983: 53, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM153104222
2ndA53251312
3rdA508212919
4thA3611924010
5thA43172824
6thA451722110
7thA50162216
8thA428132115
9thB4036101203
10thB40388912
11thA42571322
12thM455603
13thB53854501
14thB45382200

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1983

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 31.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1983

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1983: 144.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1983

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,514 collisions in 1983, and 21% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1983.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years