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Daventry road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2005, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2004 (295), and casualties fell from 456.

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 2005
259
Down 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
375
Down 18% on 2004
Fatal collisions
12
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2005

4.6% of collisions in Daventry in 2005 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.6%
  • Serious5822%
  • Slight18973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal154%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight28877%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 259, down 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (11%)
  • February19 (7.3%)
  • March24 (9.3%)
  • April18 (6.9%)
  • May15 (5.8%)
  • June16 (6.2%)
  • July23 (8.9%)
  • August16 (6.2%)
  • September18 (6.9%)
  • October22 (8.5%)
  • November36 (14%)
  • December24 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (64%)
  • Wet or damp80 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph42 (16%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph131 (51%)
  • 70 mph75 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (30%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2078 (21%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (19%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (65%)
  • Passenger115 (31%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire, NN6 7UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2005, with 12 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2005

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2005: 59, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1599728
2ndA45182826
3rdA14152203
4thA428152204
5thA508151804
6thA5132004
7thA361121824
8thA43102023
9thA4254400
10thA504601
11thA42562200
12thB40362201
13thB40382201
14thB53851100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2005

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 19.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2005

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2005: 124.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2005

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,049 collisions in 2005, and 25% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2005, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years