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Daventry road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2006, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2005 (259), and casualties rose from 375.

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 2006
279
Up 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
415
Up 11% on 2005
Fatal collisions
18
6.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2006

6.5% of collisions in Daventry in 2006 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal186.5%
  • Serious5219%
  • Slight20975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal215.1%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight33080%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 279, up 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.3%)
  • February20 (7.2%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April28 (10%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July24 (8.6%)
  • August19 (6.8%)
  • September21 (7.5%)
  • October24 (8.6%)
  • November15 (5.4%)
  • December25 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (68%)
  • Wet or damp84 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph65 (23%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph131 (47%)
  • 70 mph64 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (23%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (13%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 35106 (26%)
  • 36 to 4576 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (69%)
  • Passenger113 (27%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car386 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2006, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2006

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2006: 43, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1436716
2ndA45313835
3rdA5243435
4thA14184126
5thA508152304
6thA361121800
7thA428111603
8thA50111605
9thB40388901
10thA437803
11thA4255910
12thA42563300
13thM452201
14thB40361101
15thB40371300
16thB53851100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2006

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 30.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2006

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2006: 109.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2006

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,032 collisions in 2006, and 27% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2006, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years