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Daventry road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2021, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 37% on 2020 (106), and casualties rose from 160.

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 2021
145
Up 37% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
203
Up 27% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2021

1.4% of collisions in Daventry in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious4028%
  • Slight10371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4522%
  • Slight15677%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 145, up 37% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 145
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (18%)
  • Thursday25 (17%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.9%)
  • February13 (9%)
  • March11 (7.6%)
  • April13 (9%)
  • May10 (6.9%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July11 (7.6%)
  • August9 (6.2%)
  • September9 (6.2%)
  • October14 (9.7%)
  • November12 (8.3%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (68%)
  • Wet or damp42 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph39 (27%)
  • 40 mph16 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph56 (39%)
  • 70 mph25 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (18%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (71%)
  • Van occupant17 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (10%)
  • 26 to 3538 (19%)
  • 36 to 4533 (16%)
  • 46 to 5539 (19%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.4%)
  • Over 754 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (71%)
  • Passenger46 (23%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car202 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle7 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4GF area and Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4PH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Daventry in 2021, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2021

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2021: 21, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1212708
2ndA5131703
3rdA45112504
4thA4257802
5thA519971000
6thA50861001
7thA145801
8thA4284500
9thA434602
10thB40384400
11thA3613502
12thB53852300
13thA42561100
14thM451110

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2021

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 14.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2021

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2021: 62.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2021

West Northamptonshire recorded 604 collisions in 2021, and 24% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years