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Daventry road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1989, and 737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1988 (395), and casualties rose from 581.

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 1989
464
Up 17% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
737
Up 27% on 1988
Fatal collisions
19
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1989

4.1% of collisions in Daventry in 1989 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal194.1%
  • Serious14130%
  • Slight30466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223%
  • Serious19326%
  • Slight52271%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 464, up 17% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.5%)
  • February36 (7.8%)
  • March30 (6.5%)
  • April43 (9.3%)
  • May35 (7.5%)
  • June50 (11%)
  • July34 (7.3%)
  • August43 (9.3%)
  • September35 (7.5%)
  • October43 (9.3%)
  • November54 (12%)
  • December31 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Fog or mist17 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (59%)
  • Wet or damp178 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (18%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph236 (51%)
  • 70 mph117 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (26%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian29 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20153 (21%)
  • 21 to 25147 (20%)
  • 26 to 35143 (19%)
  • 36 to 45102 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (57%)
  • Passenger286 (39%)
  • Pedestrian29 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car720 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes131 (13%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1989: 118, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1118220332
2ndA453759310
3rdA53344210
4thA361274037
5thA4282742110
6thA50244005
7thA43203814
8thA508173025
9thB403891003
10thA4257801
11thB403661003
12thB5763501
13thB45252201
14thB53852200
15thM452600
16thA45081300

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1989

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 30.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1989

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1989: 213.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1989

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,825 collisions in 1989, and 25% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1989, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years