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Daventry road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1992, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1991 (356), and casualties fell from 531.

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 1992
309
Down 13% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
456
Down 14% on 1991
Fatal collisions
11
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1992

3.6% of collisions in Daventry in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious7123%
  • Slight22773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious10122%
  • Slight34475%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 309, down 13% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (9.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.5%)
  • February16 (5.2%)
  • March26 (8.4%)
  • April21 (6.8%)
  • May33 (11%)
  • June36 (12%)
  • July24 (7.8%)
  • August26 (8.4%)
  • September24 (7.8%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November24 (7.8%)
  • December27 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (51%)
  • Wet or damp143 (46%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (22%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph168 (54%)
  • 70 mph61 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (21%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2076 (17%)
  • 21 to 2578 (17%)
  • 26 to 35102 (22%)
  • 36 to 4572 (16%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.9%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (64%)
  • Passenger147 (32%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (9%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1992: 60, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM160103013
2ndA52635210
3rdA428233724
4thA45202916
5thA50172611
6thA361142706
7thA43131803
8thA508111704
9thB403881004
10thA4256701
11thB40366903
12thB45383301
13thB5762300
14thB40371100
15thM451101

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1992

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 30.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1992

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1992: 142.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1992

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,356 collisions in 1992, and 23% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1992, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years