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Daventry road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1986, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (376), and casualties fell from 596.

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 1986
359
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
538
Down 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1986

3.3% of collisions in Daventry in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious10228%
  • Slight24568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious13725%
  • Slight38772%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 359, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (10%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.4%)
  • February18 (5%)
  • March39 (11%)
  • April29 (8.1%)
  • May30 (8.4%)
  • June21 (5.8%)
  • July30 (8.4%)
  • August34 (9.5%)
  • September23 (6.4%)
  • October35 (9.7%)
  • November31 (8.6%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (61%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (49%)
  • Wet or damp150 (42%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.3%)
  • Snow13 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (23%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph178 (50%)
  • 70 mph89 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (24%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 20116 (22%)
  • 21 to 25100 (19%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (58%)
  • Passenger201 (37%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (11%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 1986

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1986: 78, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM178132224
2ndA53154113
3rdA428284828
4thA45263725
5thA508192808
6thA361183103
7thB4036111403
8thA4391214
9thB40389902
10thA506900
11thM455500
12thA4254702
13thB40371200
14thB45381201
15thB53851100
16thB5761201

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1986

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 25.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1986

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1986: 129.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1986

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,576 collisions in 1986, and 23% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1986, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years