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Daventry road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1985, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1984 (403), and casualties fell from 631.

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 1985
376
Down 7% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
596
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1985

2.9% of collisions in Daventry in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious10628%
  • Slight25969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious15927%
  • Slight42371%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 376, down 7% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (11%)
  • Friday76 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (11%)
  • February34 (9%)
  • March43 (11%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May28 (7.4%)
  • June27 (7.2%)
  • July30 (8%)
  • August33 (8.8%)
  • September20 (5.3%)
  • October33 (8.8%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December20 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Fog or mist16 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other17 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (52%)
  • Wet or damp138 (37%)
  • Frost or ice27 (7.2%)
  • Snow15 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (20%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph165 (44%)
  • 70 mph108 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (30%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant425 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Van occupant30 (5%)
  • Pedestrian27 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (18%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (21%)
  • 36 to 4597 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (57%)
  • Passenger229 (38%)
  • Pedestrian27 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (12%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1985: 111, including 4 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1111243439
2ndA45233216
3rdA5222814
4thA361212618
5thA428213004
6thA43192914
7thA50172205
8thA508121505
9thB40369902
10thB403881102
11thB53854510
12thM454502
13thA4252301
14thB40372200
15thB45251100
16thB45381101

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1985

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 31.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1985

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1985: 188.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1985

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,585 collisions in 1985, and 24% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years