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Daventry road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2009, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2008 (255), and casualties fell from 364.

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 2009
213
Down 16% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
295
Down 19% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2009

1.9% of collisions in Daventry in 2009 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4220%
  • Slight16778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24382%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 213, down 16% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday20 (9.4%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.9%)
  • February15 (7%)
  • March19 (8.9%)
  • April18 (8.5%)
  • May18 (8.5%)
  • June21 (9.9%)
  • July19 (8.9%)
  • August11 (5.2%)
  • September8 (3.8%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November21 (9.9%)
  • December20 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (61%)
  • Wet or damp68 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph43 (20%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph106 (50%)
  • 70 mph41 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (22%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Pedestrian7 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2067 (23%)
  • 21 to 2543 (15%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (19%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (72%)
  • Passenger76 (26%)
  • Pedestrian7 (2.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area and Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 9NS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Daventry in 2009, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2009

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2009: 35, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1354603
2ndA361172404
3rdA45172616
4thA5141713
5thA508101802
6thA42881110
7thA4381002
8thA519961101
9thA145502
10thB40383700
11thB40362200
12thB40372501
13thA4251200
14thA42561100
15thA61100
16thB53851200

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2009

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 17.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2009

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2009: 97.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2009

West Northamptonshire recorded 823 collisions in 2009, and 26% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2009.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years