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Daventry road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1990, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1989 (464), and casualties fell from 737.

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 1990
385
Down 17% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
573
Down 22% on 1989
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1990

3.4% of collisions in Daventry in 1990 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious9825%
  • Slight27471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.8%
  • Serious14024%
  • Slight41773%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 385, down 17% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday52 (14%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February30 (7.8%)
  • March40 (10%)
  • April31 (8.1%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July32 (8.3%)
  • August29 (7.5%)
  • September37 (9.6%)
  • October37 (9.6%)
  • November28 (7.3%)
  • December22 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (61%)
  • Wet or damp141 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (20%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph184 (48%)
  • 70 mph96 (25%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (25%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (4%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20101 (18%)
  • 21 to 25114 (20%)
  • 26 to 35128 (22%)
  • 36 to 4559 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (64%)
  • Passenger188 (33%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (11%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1990: 96, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM196165227
2ndA361314327
3rdA45314308
4thA5243928
5thA508243135
6thA4282124010
7thA43182312
8thA50142512
9thB4036131903
10thA4256701
11thB40386802
12thB5763300
13thM452200
14thB45381100
15thB53851200

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1990

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 35.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1990

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1990: 164.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1990

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,674 collisions in 1990, and 23% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1990, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years