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Daventry road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2012, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2011 (156), and casualties rose from 236.

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 2012
189
Up 21% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
267
Up 13% on 2011
Fatal collisions
12
6.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2012

6.3% of collisions in Daventry in 2012 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal126.3%
  • Serious4926%
  • Slight12868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal124.5%
  • Serious6022%
  • Slight19573%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 189, up 21% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 189
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday26 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.8%)
  • February14 (7.4%)
  • March10 (5.3%)
  • April12 (6.3%)
  • May16 (8.5%)
  • June16 (8.5%)
  • July16 (8.5%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September23 (12%)
  • October12 (6.3%)
  • November19 (10%)
  • December18 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (61%)
  • Wet or damp68 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph45 (24%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph87 (46%)
  • 70 mph36 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (19%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2038 (14%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3544 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.2%)
  • Over 759 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (66%)
  • Passenger74 (28%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Daventry in 2012

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2012, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2012

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2012: 29, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1294504
2ndA5163043
3rdA45141835
4thA361121713
5thA508101402
6thB403691301
7thA42881102
8thA147912
9thA436601
10thA51995702
11thA42563301
12thA4252200
13thB40382201
14thB53852200

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2012

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 21.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2012

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2012: 86.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2012

West Northamptonshire recorded 696 collisions in 2012, and 27% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years