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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1983, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1982 (284), and casualties fell from 390.

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 1983
222
Down 22% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
294
Down 25% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
46% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1983

3.6% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1983 were fatal and 46% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.6%
  • Serious10246%
  • Slight11250%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious13245%
  • Slight15352%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 222, down 22% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (8.1%)
  • Tuesday36 (16%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.3%)
  • February10 (4.5%)
  • March17 (7.7%)
  • April19 (8.6%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June14 (6.3%)
  • July22 (9.9%)
  • August19 (8.6%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October19 (8.6%)
  • November20 (9%)
  • December20 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (55%)
  • Wet or damp94 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (53%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph93 (42%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (24%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2093 (32%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4529 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5518 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (66%)
  • Passenger72 (24%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (64%)
  • Motorcycle77 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1983: 51, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65169021
2ndA605182817
3rdA604172606
4thA43152217
5thA45132124
6thA5001101109
7thA61169912
8thB6636804
9thB5694401
10thB5714403
11thA473501
12thA4272301
13thA5102201
14thB53482210
15thB6621100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1983

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1983: 63.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1983

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1983: 88.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1983

North Northamptonshire recorded 939 collisions in 1983, and 24% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1983, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1983.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years