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Daventry road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Daventry in 2024, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2023 (185), and casualties fell from 263.

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 2024
172
Down 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
257
Down 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Daventry in 2024

2.9% of collisions in Daventry in 2024 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.6% and 29% in Daventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious2816%
  • Slight13981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight21985%

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 464 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 172, down 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.3%)
  • February14 (8.1%)
  • March13 (7.6%)
  • April14 (8.1%)
  • May15 (8.7%)
  • June13 (7.6%)
  • July13 (7.6%)
  • August15 (8.7%)
  • September13 (7.6%)
  • October14 (8.1%)
  • November22 (13%)
  • December10 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (8.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (60%)
  • Wet or damp64 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph35 (20%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph80 (47%)
  • 70 mph25 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (16%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Daventry in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (73%)
  • Van occupant20 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (3.9%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3550 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (17%)
  • 46 to 5540 (16%)
  • 56 to 6538 (15%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.6%)
  • Over 7511 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (68%)
  • Passenger73 (28%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle12 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Daventry in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4PH area and Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire, NN6 7UH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Daventry in 2024, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in Daventry with the most crashes in 2024

The M1 had the most collisions in Daventry in 2024: 19, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Daventry, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1193803
2ndA5172714
3rdA508142010
4thA43111301
5thA1491303
6thA36191812
7thA519981200
8thA42871001
9thA4571112
10thB40385500
11thB40364601
12thA4251100

Towns in Daventry: crashes in 2024

Daventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 14.

Postcode districts in Daventry: crashes in 2024

NN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Daventry in 2024: 85.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2024

West Northamptonshire recorded 751 collisions in 2024, and 23% of them were in the old Daventry district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Daventry in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Daventry in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Daventry road accidents in other years