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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1987, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1986 (296), and casualties fell from 402.

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 1987
265
Down 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
383
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
43% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1987

3.8% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1987 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.8%
  • Serious11343%
  • Slight14254%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious14839%
  • Slight22458%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 265, down 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.3%)
  • February15 (5.7%)
  • March20 (7.5%)
  • April19 (7.2%)
  • May22 (8.3%)
  • June24 (9.1%)
  • July22 (8.3%)
  • August31 (12%)
  • September22 (8.3%)
  • October24 (9.1%)
  • November24 (9.1%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (55%)
  • Wet or damp106 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (48%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph123 (46%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (88%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20121 (32%)
  • 21 to 2570 (18%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4535 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5525 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (66%)
  • Passenger98 (26%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (65%)
  • Motorcycle85 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1987: 56, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65674324
2ndA6053570315
3rdA45172205
4thB663131608
5thA6116101406
6thB571101503
7thA4391814
8thA60491502
9thB5697805
10thA476703
11thA50016702
12thA5104911
13thA4273301
14thA50063401
15thB53483301
16thB6622202

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1987

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1987: 61.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1987

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1987: 99.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1987

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,120 collisions in 1987, and 24% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1987, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years