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Daventry road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2003, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (297), and casualties fell from 428.

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 2003
283
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
412
Down 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2003

2.8% of collisions in Daventry in 2003 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious7125%
  • Slight20472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious8220%
  • Slight32178%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 283, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.1%)
  • February20 (7.1%)
  • March17 (6%)
  • April18 (6.4%)
  • May28 (9.9%)
  • June17 (6%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August21 (7.4%)
  • September23 (8.1%)
  • October34 (12%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December24 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (67%)
  • Wet or damp75 (27%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph76 (27%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph115 (41%)
  • 70 mph69 (24%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (24%)
  • Roundabout17 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2073 (18%)
  • 21 to 2533 (8%)
  • 26 to 3583 (20%)
  • 36 to 4571 (17%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (67%)
  • Passenger114 (28%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Daventry in 2003

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2003, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2003

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2003: 59, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM159101214
2ndA5193515
3rdA428131913
4thA45131507
5thA14111412
6thA508101202
7thB4038101500
8thA5091202
9thA36181003
10thA4381102
11thA42566600
12thB40365702
13thA4254400
14thB40372401
15thA50761100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2003

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 38.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2003

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2003: 138.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2003

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,201 collisions in 2003, and 24% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2003.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years