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Daventry road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2008, and 364 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2007 (252), and casualties fell from 372.

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 2008
255
Up 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
364
Down 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2008

2.4% of collisions in Daventry in 2008 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious6024%
  • Slight18974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7521%
  • Slight28378%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 255, up 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday54 (21%)
  • Saturday26 (10%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.6%)
  • February27 (11%)
  • March23 (9%)
  • April15 (5.9%)
  • May6 (2.4%)
  • June19 (7.5%)
  • July22 (8.6%)
  • August24 (9.4%)
  • September21 (8.2%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December22 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (18%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (62%)
  • Wet or damp82 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph55 (22%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph121 (47%)
  • 70 mph54 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (21%)
  • 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 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.3%)
  • Pedestrian11 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2063 (17%)
  • 21 to 2538 (10%)
  • 26 to 3576 (21%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.7%)
  • Over 759 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (68%)
  • Passenger105 (29%)
  • Pedestrian11 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2008, with 9 collisions.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2008

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2008: 36, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1364707
2ndA361152005
3rdA14142812
4thA508142323
5thA45132116
6thA5131504
7thA5199132304
8thA428122312
9thB4038111603
10thB40365500
11thB53854901
12thA4253401
13thA433400
14thA42562300
15thB40371100
16thM451100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2008

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 22.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2008

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2008: 127.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2008

West Northamptonshire recorded 969 collisions in 2008, and 26% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2008, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years