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Daventry road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2023, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2022 (166), and casualties rose from 227.

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 2023
185
Up 11% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
263
Up 16% on 2022
Fatal collisions
8
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2023

4.3% of collisions in Daventry in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.3%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight14176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight20979%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 185, up 11% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 185
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (18%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.5%)
  • February16 (8.6%)
  • March13 (7%)
  • April18 (9.7%)
  • May17 (9.2%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July9 (4.9%)
  • August14 (7.6%)
  • September16 (8.6%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November17 (9.2%)
  • December13 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (68%)
  • Wet or damp53 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph36 (19%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (10%)
  • 60 mph74 (40%)
  • 70 mph35 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (20%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2023 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (22%)
  • 36 to 4544 (17%)
  • 46 to 5541 (16%)
  • 56 to 6531 (12%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (71%)
  • Passenger63 (24%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire, NN6 7SE area and Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire, NN6 7UB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Daventry in 2023, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2023

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2023: 22, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1223511
2ndA5203224
3rdA361182612
4thA45132613
5thA14121505
6thA428121805
7thA43101103
8thA5086602
9thA4255911
10thA51994500
11thB40361100
12thM451101

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2023

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 16.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2023

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2023: 84.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2023

West Northamptonshire recorded 749 collisions in 2023, and 25% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2023, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years