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Daventry road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2011, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2010 (182), and casualties fell from 262.

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 2011
156
Down 14% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
236
Down 10% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2011

1.9% of collisions in Daventry in 2011 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight11876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight19482%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 156, down 14% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (17%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (5.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (11%)
  • February8 (5.1%)
  • March13 (8.3%)
  • April10 (6.4%)
  • May16 (10%)
  • June6 (3.8%)
  • July14 (9%)
  • August15 (9.6%)
  • September18 (12%)
  • October13 (8.3%)
  • November9 (5.8%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (62%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (79%)
  • Wet or damp29 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph38 (24%)
  • 40 mph12 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph63 (40%)
  • 70 mph39 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (24%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2038 (16%)
  • 21 to 2529 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (20%)
  • 36 to 4535 (15%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.2%)
  • Over 755 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (66%)
  • Passenger67 (28%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (73%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4PH area and Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire, NN11 2EH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Daventry in 2011, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2011

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2011: 26, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1265018
2ndA14111714
3rdA5111902
4thA4591403
5thA50891203
6thA519971202
7thA3615502
8thA4285710
9thA435901
10thB40364401
11thB40384500
12thA4252200
13thA61161301
14thB5691100
15thM451100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2011

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 18.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2011

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2011: 71.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2011

West Northamptonshire recorded 725 collisions in 2011, and 22% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years