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Daventry road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1984, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 1983 (316), and casualties rose from 467.

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 1984
403
Up 28% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
631
Up 35% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1984

3.5% of collisions in Daventry in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.5%
  • Serious13834%
  • Slight25162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious18629%
  • Slight42868%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 403, up 28% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday35 (8.7%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday69 (17%)
  • Sunday70 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.4%)
  • February24 (6%)
  • March33 (8.2%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May32 (7.9%)
  • June25 (6.2%)
  • July37 (9.2%)
  • August33 (8.2%)
  • September30 (7.4%)
  • October38 (9.4%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December39 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Fog or mist15 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (53%)
  • Wet or damp167 (41%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph72 (18%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph182 (45%)
  • 70 mph119 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (32%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (12%)
  • Van occupant33 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.5%)
  • Pedestrian19 (3%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20145 (23%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 35122 (19%)
  • 36 to 4589 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (54%)
  • Passenger273 (43%)
  • Pedestrian19 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle69 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1984: 119, including 6 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1119229638
2ndA53562116
3rdA3612431013
4thA428223117
5thA45172607
6thA508172114
7thA43151925
8thA50121603
9thA42591603
10thB403681000
11thB40387901
12thB53853303
13thB45252202
14thM452200
15thB45381100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1984

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 33.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1984

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1984: 202.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1984

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,565 collisions in 1984, and 26% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1984, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years