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Daventry road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2018, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2017 (171), and casualties fell from 234.

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 2018
137
Down 20% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
208
Down 11% on 2017
Fatal collisions
10
7.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2018

7.3% of collisions in Daventry in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal107.3%
  • Serious3123%
  • Slight9670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.8%
  • Serious4019%
  • Slight15876%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 137, down 20% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 137
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (20%)
  • Thursday19 (14%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday15 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8%)
  • February11 (8%)
  • March13 (9.5%)
  • April4 (2.9%)
  • May12 (8.8%)
  • June11 (8%)
  • July16 (12%)
  • August11 (8%)
  • September14 (10%)
  • October10 (7.3%)
  • November13 (9.5%)
  • December11 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (73%)
  • Wet or damp32 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (8%)
  • 30 mph26 (19%)
  • 40 mph16 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph53 (39%)
  • 70 mph19 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (13%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (67%)
  • Van occupant21 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2013 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (23%)
  • 36 to 4532 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (16%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.2%)
  • Over 759 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (67%)
  • Passenger58 (28%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2018, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2018

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2018: 13, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1131824
2ndA45111811
3rdA42891532
4thA591705
5thA36181720
6thA4371001
7thA50871000
8thA51997700
9thA1461212
10thA4255602
11thB40364600
12thA42561200
13thB40381200

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2018

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 13.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2018

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2018: 63.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2018

West Northamptonshire recorded 599 collisions in 2018, and 23% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2018.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years