Skip to main content
CrashStats

East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1989, and 413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1988 (244), and casualties rose from 336.

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 1989
286
Up 17% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
413
Up 23% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
37% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1989

4.2% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1989 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.2%
  • Serious10537%
  • Slight16959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious15938%
  • Slight24158%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 286, up 17% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday54 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (10%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8%)
  • February20 (7%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April17 (5.9%)
  • May19 (6.6%)
  • June33 (12%)
  • July26 (9.1%)
  • August21 (7.3%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November24 (8.4%)
  • December23 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (60%)
  • Wet or damp109 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (44%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph142 (50%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (87%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (16%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2096 (23%)
  • 21 to 2573 (18%)
  • 26 to 3562 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (65%)
  • Passenger103 (25%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (64%)
  • Motorcycle71 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1989: 40, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6404507
2ndA6053357215
3rdA604203227
4thA45162705
5thA431426210
6thB663122703
7thB571111203
8thA5001101311
9thB56991103
10thA42781004
11thA4761213
12thA611651022
13thA11343300
14thA12401
15thA13032400
16thA13072200
17thA6032200
18thB10492200
19thA11001100
20thA5051100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1989

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1989: 53.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1989

PE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1989: 85.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1989

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,135 collisions in 1989, and 25% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1989, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years