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Daventry road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2010, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2009 (213), and casualties fell from 295.

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 2010
182
Down 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
262
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2010

2.2% of collisions in Daventry in 2010 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious5530%
  • Slight12368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious6023%
  • Slight19876%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 182, down 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (25%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday22 (12%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6%)
  • February11 (6%)
  • March21 (12%)
  • April10 (5.5%)
  • May19 (10%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July14 (7.7%)
  • August12 (6.6%)
  • September15 (8.2%)
  • October21 (12%)
  • November17 (9.3%)
  • December12 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (4.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (64%)
  • Wet or damp48 (26%)
  • Snow9 (4.9%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph28 (15%)
  • 40 mph17 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph72 (40%)
  • 70 mph57 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (31%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (74%)
  • Van occupant18 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2031 (12%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3563 (24%)
  • 36 to 4554 (21%)
  • 46 to 5539 (15%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.1%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (73%)
  • Passenger62 (24%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car280 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4DH area, Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire, NN6 7UB area and Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire, NN6 7UH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Daventry in 2010, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2010

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2010: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1396408
2ndA14162803
3rdA361131904
4thA5111604
5thA519981102
6thA436602
7thA456802
8thB40365700
9thA4284801
10thA5084510
11thA4253400
12thB40383302
13thA45001100
14thA6311100
15thB1661100
16thB53851201
17thM451101

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2010

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 16.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2010

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2010: 85.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2010

West Northamptonshire recorded 750 collisions in 2010, and 24% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years