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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1980, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1979 (254), and casualties fell from 354.

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 1980
236
Down 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
313
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
41% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1980

3.4% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1980 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious9641%
  • Slight13256%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious12540%
  • Slight17957%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 236, down 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (8.9%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (18%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.8%)
  • February16 (6.8%)
  • March19 (8.1%)
  • April13 (5.5%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June19 (8.1%)
  • July23 (9.7%)
  • August14 (5.9%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October34 (14%)
  • November18 (7.6%)
  • December14 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (68%)
  • Wet or damp60 (25%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (56%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph89 (38%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (16%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (9.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7%)
  • 16 to 2087 (28%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3550 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (59%)
  • Passenger78 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car234 (59%)
  • Motorcycle86 (22%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in East Northamptonshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1980: 40, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64047213
2ndA6053249216
3rdA43152126
4thA604152607
5thA5001131407
6thB663121604
7thB5719913
8thB5698802
9thA4571502
10thA61165502
11thA4273300
12thA5103701
13thA152200
14thA471110

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1980

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1980: 76.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1980

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1980: 94.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1980

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,134 collisions in 1980, and 21% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years