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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1981, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1980 (236), and casualties rose from 313.

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 1981
257
Up 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
334
Up 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
44% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1981

1.9% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1981 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious11244%
  • Slight14054%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious14443%
  • Slight18154%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 257, up 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (11%)
  • February29 (11%)
  • March20 (7.8%)
  • April16 (6.2%)
  • May24 (9.3%)
  • June14 (5.4%)
  • July23 (8.9%)
  • August18 (7%)
  • September18 (7%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November20 (7.8%)
  • December21 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (55%)
  • Wet or damp93 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (6.2%)
  • Snow6 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (54%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph96 (37%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (27%)
  • Pedestrian56 (17%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20103 (31%)
  • 21 to 2534 (10%)
  • 26 to 3550 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5523 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.4%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (61%)
  • Passenger74 (22%)
  • Pedestrian56 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (60%)
  • Motorcycle96 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in East Northamptonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A605 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1981: 37, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6053749218
2ndA62936012
3rdA6041831010
4thA43151908
5thA5001141704
6thB569141506
7thA45132005
8thA42781414
9thB5718903
10thA475703
11thA61164602
12thB6634411
13thA5102301
14thB53482201
15thA11100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1981

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1981: 74.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1981

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1981: 90.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1981

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,078 collisions in 1981, and 24% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1981, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years