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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1982, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1981 (257), and casualties rose from 334.

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 1982
284
Up 11% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
390
Up 17% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
45% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1982

2.8% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1982 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious12745%
  • Slight14952%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious17144%
  • Slight20853%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 284, up 11% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (11%)
  • Friday56 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.1%)
  • February20 (7%)
  • March23 (8.1%)
  • April25 (8.8%)
  • May20 (7%)
  • June17 (6%)
  • July13 (4.6%)
  • August24 (8.5%)
  • September25 (8.8%)
  • October38 (13%)
  • November33 (12%)
  • December23 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (55%)
  • Wet or damp109 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph154 (54%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph109 (38%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (27%)
  • Pedestrian40 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20125 (32%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.3%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (67%)
  • Passenger87 (22%)
  • Pedestrian40 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (57%)
  • Motorcycle106 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1982: 54, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65465030
2ndA6052943213
3rdA604213818
4thA43183128
5thA5001141508
6thA45131708
7thB571101201
8thB56991102
9thB6635704
10thA4274502
11thA5104802
12thA61164601
13thA473401
14thB53481201
15thB6621101

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1982

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1982: 92.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1982

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1982: 122.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1982

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,180 collisions in 1982, and 24% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1982, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1982.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years