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Daventry road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2022, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2021 (145), and casualties rose from 203.

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 2022
166
Up 14% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
227
Up 12% on 2021
Fatal collisions
10
6% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2022

6% of collisions in Daventry in 2022 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal106%
  • Serious3722%
  • Slight11972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.4%
  • Serious4419%
  • Slight17376%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 166, up 14% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 166
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday17 (10%)
  • Thursday30 (18%)
  • Friday32 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (5.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.6%)
  • February14 (8.4%)
  • March13 (7.8%)
  • April9 (5.4%)
  • May11 (6.6%)
  • June9 (5.4%)
  • July16 (9.6%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September18 (11%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December14 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (66%)
  • Wet or damp49 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph38 (23%)
  • 40 mph23 (14%)
  • 50 mph19 (11%)
  • 60 mph57 (34%)
  • 70 mph27 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (20%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (4%)
  • Van occupant9 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2020 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3534 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (20%)
  • 46 to 5540 (18%)
  • 56 to 6523 (10%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.6%)
  • Over 757 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (71%)
  • Passenger56 (25%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (8%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Daventry in 2022, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2022

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2022: 20, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1202816
2ndA45182625
3rdA5161832
4thA361101301
5thA428101813
6thA149912
7thA5087902
8thA519971301
9thA436720
10thA4254801
11thB40382301
12thA42561100
13thB40371100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2022

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 18.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2022

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2022: 77.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2022

West Northamptonshire recorded 747 collisions in 2022, and 22% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years