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Daventry road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 1998, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1997 (292), and casualties rose from 448.

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 1998
317
Up 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
479
Up 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 1998

2.5% of collisions in Daventry in 1998 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious9831%
  • Slight21167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious11724%
  • Slight35073%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 317, up 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday64 (20%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.5%)
  • February24 (7.6%)
  • March14 (4.4%)
  • April22 (6.9%)
  • May20 (6.3%)
  • June27 (8.5%)
  • July26 (8.2%)
  • August28 (8.8%)
  • September29 (9.1%)
  • October38 (12%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December23 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (16%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (61%)
  • Wet or damp111 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph76 (24%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph147 (46%)
  • 70 mph81 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (24%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (77%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5%)
  • 16 to 2074 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (24%)
  • 36 to 4572 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (65%)
  • Passenger140 (29%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 1998: 63, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16387114
2ndA52751210
3rdA361212919
4thA428152605
5thA508152515
6thA45142207
7thA14131913
8thA5081502
9thA4371001
10thB40387801
11thA42565502
12thA4254704
13thB53853511
14thB40361100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 1998

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 28.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 1998

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 1998: 145.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1998

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,400 collisions in 1998, and 23% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 1998, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years