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Daventry road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2019, and 176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2018 (137), and casualties fell from 208.

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 2019
114
Down 17% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
176
Down 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
11
9.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2019

9.6% of collisions in Daventry in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal119.6%
  • Serious3228%
  • Slight7162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal126.8%
  • Serious4324%
  • Slight12169%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 114, down 17% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 114
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (15%)
  • Wednesday12 (11%)
  • Thursday20 (18%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7%)
  • February5 (4.4%)
  • March10 (8.8%)
  • April9 (7.9%)
  • May5 (4.4%)
  • June9 (7.9%)
  • July14 (12%)
  • August13 (11%)
  • September9 (7.9%)
  • October7 (6.1%)
  • November14 (12%)
  • December11 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight81 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (70%)
  • Wet or damp31 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph19 (17%)
  • 40 mph18 (16%)
  • 50 mph6 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph54 (47%)
  • 70 mph11 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant130 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist7 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (4%)
  • 16 to 2022 (13%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8%)
  • 26 to 3545 (26%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5526 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (11%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (65%)
  • Passenger51 (29%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car163 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (11%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Braunston & Crick, West Northamptonshire, NN6 7SL area and Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Daventry in 2019, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2019

The A45 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2019: 18, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45183245
2ndA1481223
3rdA58903
4thA3616920
5thA5086700
6thA519961603
7thA4284401
8thM14720
9thA433401
10thB40362200
11thA4251200
12thA42561100
13thB40381200

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2019

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 11.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2019

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2019: 51.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2019

West Northamptonshire recorded 649 collisions in 2019, and 18% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2019, 4 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2019.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years