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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1984, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 42% on 1983 (222), and casualties rose from 294.

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 1984
315
Up 42% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
422
Up 44% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
50% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1984

2.5% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1984 were fatal and 50% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious15750%
  • Slight15048%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious19446%
  • Slight22052%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 315, up 42% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6%)
  • February24 (7.6%)
  • March19 (6%)
  • April22 (7%)
  • May29 (9.2%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July25 (7.9%)
  • August18 (5.7%)
  • September27 (8.6%)
  • October25 (7.9%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (57%)
  • Wet or damp121 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (47%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph156 (50%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (24%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20120 (28%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4548 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 752 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (68%)
  • Passenger96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (65%)
  • Motorcycle101 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1984: 54, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65475026
2ndA6055274129
3rdA433045220
4thA45182808
5thA604172309
6thA500191023
7thB56991104
8thA611681405
9thB57181214
10thA475703
11thB53484502
12thA4273300
13thB6633301
14thB6622201
15thA5101400

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1984

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1984: 81.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1984

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1984: 111.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1984

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,179 collisions in 1984, and 27% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1984, none were fatal and 16 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years