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Daventry road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1996, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1995 (295), and casualties fell from 467.

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 1996
262
Down 11% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
414
Down 11% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1996

1.5% of collisions in Daventry in 1996 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious7629%
  • Slight18269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious9924%
  • Slight30975%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 262, down 11% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.6%)
  • February28 (11%)
  • March17 (6.5%)
  • April17 (6.5%)
  • May26 (9.9%)
  • June26 (9.9%)
  • July22 (8.4%)
  • August23 (8.8%)
  • September14 (5.3%)
  • October21 (8%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December21 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (64%)
  • Wet or damp80 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (24%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph139 (53%)
  • 70 mph50 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (19%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (73%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2075 (18%)
  • 21 to 2554 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (25%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (65%)
  • Passenger121 (29%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1996: 35, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM13561012
2ndA508213606
3rdA52032012
4thA361162613
5thA428162003
6thA14132115
7thA43122004
8thA45111602
9thA50112022
10thB403871001
11thA42541402
12thA42562300
13thB40362201
14thB53852601
15thB40371100
16thM451100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1996

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 32.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1996

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1996: 117.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1996

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,218 collisions in 1996, and 22% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1996, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years