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Daventry road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2001, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2000 (291), and casualties fell from 460.

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 2001
268
Down 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
406
Down 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2001

2.6% of collisions in Daventry in 2001 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious7829%
  • Slight18368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious9223%
  • Slight30776%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 268, down 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday52 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (9.7%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.7%)
  • February21 (7.8%)
  • March18 (6.7%)
  • April15 (5.6%)
  • May17 (6.3%)
  • June16 (6%)
  • July17 (6.3%)
  • August14 (5.2%)
  • September31 (12%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November34 (13%)
  • December31 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (54%)
  • Wet or damp106 (40%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (25%)
  • 40 mph8 (3%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph127 (47%)
  • 70 mph60 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (24%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (76%)
  • Van occupant26 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2055 (14%)
  • 21 to 2559 (15%)
  • 26 to 3598 (24%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5558 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 754 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (68%)
  • Passenger109 (27%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle22 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Daventry

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Daventry in 2001

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2001, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2001

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2001: 45, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1456628
2ndA45182503
3rdA5182716
4thA508162415
5thA14152405
6thA428152207
7thA50152304
8thA36181711
9thA4381401
10thB40387902
11thA4253300
12thB40363411
13thB53852200
14thA42561100
15thB40371101
16thM451100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2001

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 23.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2001

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2001: 141.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2001

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,188 collisions in 2001, and 23% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2001, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years