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Daventry road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1997, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1996 (262), and casualties rose from 414.

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 1997
292
Up 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
448
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
14
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1997

4.8% of collisions in Daventry in 1997 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.8%
  • Serious8629%
  • Slight19266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.1%
  • Serious11826%
  • Slight31671%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 292, up 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.5%)
  • February12 (4.1%)
  • March21 (7.2%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May24 (8.2%)
  • June29 (9.9%)
  • July20 (6.8%)
  • August24 (8.2%)
  • September27 (9.2%)
  • October29 (9.9%)
  • November43 (15%)
  • December22 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (19%)
  • Fog or mist12 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (56%)
  • Wet or damp123 (42%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (27%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph144 (49%)
  • 70 mph60 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (20%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (79%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4%)
  • 16 to 2065 (15%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 35104 (23%)
  • 36 to 4553 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (63%)
  • Passenger137 (31%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Daventry

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 1997

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1997: 47, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM14774115
2ndA45233433
3rdA52136210
4thA428202607
5thA50142925
6thA361122111
7thA508122115
8thA14101905
9thA4371113
10thB40387800
11thA4255602
12thA42564501
13thB40362201
14thB40371101
15thB53851200
16thM451300

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1997

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 34.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1997

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1997: 120.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1997

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,313 collisions in 1997, and 22% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1997, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years