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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1979, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,894 collisions in East Northamptonshire.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1979
254
Casualties in 1979
354
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
54% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1979

2.8% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1979 were fatal and 54% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious13654%
  • Slight11144%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious17549%
  • Slight16948%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 254.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025141195
2024114154
2023112142
2022127165
202190119
2020100118
2019110146
201895127
2017100124
2016113215
2015119161
2014117154
2013121167
2012127166
2011111158
2010122171
2009153196
2008182237
2007162219
2006164218
2005218329
2004189267
2003202293
2002190279
2001206284
2000235335
1999251394
1998198276
1997235340
1996209316
1995196287
1994229321
1993217312
1992220315
1991223318
1990235350
1989286413
1988244336
1987265383
1986296402
1985302387
1984315422
1983222294
1982284390
1981257334
1980236313
1979254354

When and where crashes happen in East Northamptonshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (10%)
  • Wednesday31 (12%)
  • Thursday29 (11%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (18%)
  • Sunday45 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.3%)
  • February15 (5.9%)
  • March23 (9.1%)
  • April17 (6.7%)
  • May23 (9.1%)
  • June17 (6.7%)
  • July18 (7.1%)
  • August16 (6.3%)
  • September32 (13%)
  • October17 (6.7%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (5.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (57%)
  • Wet or damp83 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (7.9%)
  • Snow6 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (54%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph105 (41%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20104 (29%)
  • 21 to 2553 (15%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4533 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (64%)
  • Passenger95 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (59%)
  • Motorcycle85 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in East Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1979: 47, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64761127
2ndA6053748217
3rdA6042235013
4thB5691519011
5thA45142318
6thA43132406
7thB5715904
8thB6634603
9thA4273602
10thA50013300
11thA61163501
12thA472401
13thB53482301
14thA11191100
15thA151100
16thA5101401
17thB6621100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1979

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1979: 84.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1979

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1979: 97.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1979

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,134 collisions in 1979, and 22% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1979.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years