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Daventry road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2007, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (279), and casualties fell from 415.

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 2007
252
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
372
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2007

4.4% of collisions in Daventry in 2007 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.4%
  • Serious6927%
  • Slight17268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.2%
  • Serious8122%
  • Slight27975%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 252, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (18%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday48 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (9.9%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.5%)
  • February12 (4.8%)
  • March16 (6.3%)
  • April15 (6%)
  • May15 (6%)
  • June25 (9.9%)
  • July21 (8.3%)
  • August17 (6.7%)
  • September24 (9.5%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November25 (9.9%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (65%)
  • Wet or damp79 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph49 (19%)
  • 40 mph15 (6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph112 (44%)
  • 70 mph74 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (29%)
  • Roundabout10 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (4%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Pedestrian9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (20%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3572 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (67%)
  • Passenger112 (30%)
  • Pedestrian9 (2.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (10%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire, NN6 7UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2007, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2007

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2007: 54, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM154100312
2ndA14162905
3rdA5161916
4thA45142025
5thA361131505
6thA428111532
7thA4381302
8thA519971003
9thA5086703
10thA4253300
11thA42562300
12thB53852401
13thM402501
14thA4221101
15thA501210
16thB40381200
17thM451100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2007

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 20.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2007

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2007: 109.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2007

West Northamptonshire recorded 948 collisions in 2007, and 27% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2007, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years