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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1988, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1987 (265), and casualties fell from 383.

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 1988
244
Down 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
336
Down 12% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
36% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1988

2.9% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1988 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious8736%
  • Slight15061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious11133%
  • Slight21865%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 244, down 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February13 (5.3%)
  • March25 (10%)
  • April16 (6.6%)
  • May17 (7%)
  • June18 (7.4%)
  • July19 (7.8%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September20 (8.2%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November21 (8.6%)
  • December15 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (55%)
  • Wet or damp98 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (50%)
  • 40 mph5 (2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph107 (44%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (91%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (18%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (28%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3562 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.7%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (65%)
  • Passenger90 (27%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (65%)
  • Motorcycle60 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1988: 40, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64068015
2ndA6052842111
3rdA45222807
4thA604162214
5thB663131816
6thA43121402
7thA50018802
8thB5696602
9thA4274502
10thA474810
11thA61164602
12thB5714401
13thA5102302
14thA50061100
15thB6621101

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1988

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1988: 53.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1988

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1988: 81.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1988

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,141 collisions in 1988, and 21% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1988, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years