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Daventry road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2014, and 252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2013 (203), and casualties fell from 283.

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 2014
186
Down 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
252
Down 11% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2014

2.2% of collisions in Daventry in 2014 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious5630%
  • Slight12668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6425%
  • Slight18473%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 186, down 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 186
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday19 (10%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday25 (13%)
  • Saturday32 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.9%)
  • February13 (7%)
  • March16 (8.6%)
  • April17 (9.1%)
  • May16 (8.6%)
  • June13 (7%)
  • July18 (9.7%)
  • August19 (10%)
  • September11 (5.9%)
  • October17 (9.1%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December15 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.7%)
  • Other6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (72%)
  • Wet or damp52 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph49 (26%)
  • 40 mph23 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph80 (43%)
  • 70 mph27 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (16%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2022 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3549 (19%)
  • 36 to 4544 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (15%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.4%)
  • Over 755 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (65%)
  • Passenger64 (25%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (77%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2014, with 10 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2014

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2014: 19, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1192810
2ndA45181815
3rdA5162107
4thA14121501
5thA508111405
6thA361102512
7thB403881403
8thA435502
9thA51995900
10thA4254501
11thA4283301
12thB40362200
13thB40372210
14thB53852300
15thA42561300

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2014

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 26.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2014

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2014: 71.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2014

West Northamptonshire recorded 763 collisions in 2014, and 24% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2014.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years