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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1985, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (315), and casualties fell from 422.

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 1985
302
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
387
Down 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
41% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1985

2.6% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1985 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious12441%
  • Slight17056%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious15741%
  • Slight22057%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 302, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (9.6%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February23 (7.6%)
  • March21 (7%)
  • April20 (6.6%)
  • May29 (9.6%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July21 (7%)
  • August35 (12%)
  • September25 (8.3%)
  • October25 (8.3%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December19 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (60%)
  • Wet or damp108 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (54%)
  • 40 mph9 (3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph124 (41%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (26%)
  • Pedestrian56 (14%)
  • Cyclist35 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (10%)
  • 16 to 20124 (32%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (14%)
  • 36 to 4534 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5517 (4.4%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (62%)
  • Passenger91 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (61%)
  • Motorcycle104 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1985: 81, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68198332
2ndA6053850116
3rdA45232827
4thA6041821010
5thA5001121814
6thA43101905
7thB663101206
8thB57191301
9thA42781304
10thA4781302
11thB5695602
12thA5104401
13thB53484501
14thA61163401
15thA11500
16thB6621100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1985

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1985: 94.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1985

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1985: 128.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1985

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,132 collisions in 1985, and 27% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1985.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years