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Daventry road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2017, and 234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2016 (184), and casualties fell from 250.

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 2017
171
Down 7% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
234
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
14
8.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2017

8.2% of collisions in Daventry in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal148.2%
  • Serious3420%
  • Slight12372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal156.4%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight17776%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 171, down 7% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 171
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (18%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday14 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.4%)
  • February11 (6.4%)
  • March15 (8.8%)
  • April16 (9.4%)
  • May14 (8.2%)
  • June10 (5.8%)
  • July16 (9.4%)
  • August25 (15%)
  • September16 (9.4%)
  • October16 (9.4%)
  • November12 (7%)
  • December9 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (77%)
  • Wet or damp36 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph39 (23%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph85 (50%)
  • 70 mph15 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (18%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Van occupant18 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2022 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2532 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (21%)
  • 36 to 4537 (16%)
  • 46 to 5535 (15%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.8%)
  • Over 753 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (71%)
  • Passenger54 (23%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car215 (66%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (11%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2017, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2017

The A5 and M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2017, with 17 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5172823
2ndM1172112
3rdA361101114
4thA428101313
5thA45101201
6thA1491210
7thA50881300
8thA519961511
9thB40364400
10thA433401
11thA4252611
12thA42562200
13thM451110

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2017

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 23.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2017

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2017: 78.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2017

West Northamptonshire recorded 633 collisions in 2017, and 27% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2017.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years