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Daventry road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2020, and 160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2019 (114), and casualties fell from 176.

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 2020
106
Down 7% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
160
Down 9% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2020

1.9% of collisions in Daventry in 2020 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious3533%
  • Slight6965%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4428%
  • Slight11471%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 106, down 7% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 106
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (10%)
  • Tuesday17 (16%)
  • Wednesday13 (12%)
  • Thursday26 (25%)
  • Friday17 (16%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday10 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (7.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9.4%)
  • February10 (9.4%)
  • March7 (6.6%)
  • April3 (2.8%)
  • May5 (4.7%)
  • June7 (6.6%)
  • July14 (13%)
  • August9 (8.5%)
  • September12 (11%)
  • October13 (12%)
  • November7 (6.6%)
  • December9 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight65 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (4.7%)
  • Other9 (8.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (58%)
  • Wet or damp43 (41%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph20 (19%)
  • 40 mph21 (20%)
  • 50 mph15 (14%)
  • 60 mph30 (28%)
  • 70 mph19 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (17%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.8%)
  • 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 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (68%)
  • Van occupant21 (13%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2012 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2528 (18%)
  • 26 to 3530 (19%)
  • 36 to 4525 (16%)
  • 46 to 5527 (17%)
  • 56 to 6517 (11%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.1%)
  • Over 755 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (72%)
  • Passenger38 (24%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (18%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2020, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2020

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2020: 11, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1112011
2ndA591604
3rdA148903
4thA36171003
5thA5086712
6thA42565801
7thA4284603
8thB40364402
9thA4253501
10thA433300
11thA51993601
12thB40383301
13thA452300
14thB53852300
15thA41100
16thB45251100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2020

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 13.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2020

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2020: 50.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2020

West Northamptonshire recorded 493 collisions in 2020, and 22% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2020.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years