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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1986, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (302), and casualties rose from 387.

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 1986
296
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
402
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
40% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1986

2.4% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1986 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious11940%
  • Slight17057%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious14837%
  • Slight24761%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 296, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.1%)
  • February18 (6.1%)
  • March22 (7.4%)
  • April13 (4.4%)
  • May25 (8.4%)
  • June25 (8.4%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August26 (8.8%)
  • September26 (8.8%)
  • October27 (9.1%)
  • November39 (13%)
  • December23 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (56%)
  • Wet or damp112 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (48%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph136 (46%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (86%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (20%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20114 (28%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (63%)
  • Passenger106 (26%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (67%)
  • Motorcycle78 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.5%)
  • Minibus8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in East Northamptonshire

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

  • 2 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A605 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1986: 55, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6055587222
2ndA65175217
3rdA452432114
4thA5001121205
5thA604121715
6thA43111705
7thB56991015
8thB57181302
9thA4277904
10thA61167804
11thB6636903
12thA475703
13thA50063400
14thA11100
15thA51100
16thB6621100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1986

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1986: 72.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1986

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1986: 113.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1986

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,180 collisions in 1986, and 25% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years