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Daventry road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2016, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2015 (188), and casualties fell from 259.

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 2016
184
Down 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
250
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
13
7.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2016

7.1% of collisions in Daventry in 2016 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal137.1%
  • Serious4223%
  • Slight12970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal135.2%
  • Serious5622%
  • Slight18172%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 184, down 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 184
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (17%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (6.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.6%)
  • February15 (8.2%)
  • March16 (8.7%)
  • April18 (9.8%)
  • May12 (6.5%)
  • June15 (8.2%)
  • July18 (9.8%)
  • August11 (6%)
  • September18 (9.8%)
  • October16 (8.7%)
  • November17 (9.2%)
  • December14 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.7%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (69%)
  • Wet or damp49 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph48 (26%)
  • 40 mph22 (12%)
  • 50 mph19 (10%)
  • 60 mph68 (37%)
  • 70 mph25 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (2%)
  • 16 to 2023 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2534 (14%)
  • 26 to 3548 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (17%)
  • 46 to 5535 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.6%)
  • Over 756 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (74%)
  • Passenger50 (20%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area and Woodford & Weedon, West Northamptonshire, NN7 4GD area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Daventry in 2016, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2016

The A5 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2016: 19, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5192834
2ndA14162916
3rdM1162402
4thA45141702
5thA5199131804
6thA361101010
7thA4286902
8thA4255602
9thA5085802
10thA433401
11thB40362200
12thB40382200
13thB53852302
14thA42561100
15thM451100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2016

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 21.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2016

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2016: 78.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2016

West Northamptonshire recorded 748 collisions in 2016, and 25% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2016, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years