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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1990, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1989 (286), and casualties fell from 413.

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 1990
235
Down 18% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
350
Down 15% on 1989
Fatal collisions
11
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
36% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1990

4.7% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1990 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.7%
  • Serious8436%
  • Slight14060%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal144%
  • Serious13438%
  • Slight20258%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 235, down 18% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (18%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (9.4%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (20%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.9%)
  • February12 (5.1%)
  • March13 (5.5%)
  • April19 (8.1%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June21 (8.9%)
  • July21 (8.9%)
  • August24 (10%)
  • September20 (8.5%)
  • October23 (9.8%)
  • November16 (6.8%)
  • December21 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other9 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (70%)
  • Wet or damp69 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph113 (48%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph112 (48%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (13%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)
  • Cyclist21 (6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2090 (26%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (19%)
  • 36 to 4533 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5525 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (59%)
  • Passenger99 (28%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car298 (71%)
  • Motorcycle43 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1990: 37, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63746111
2ndA6053468516
3rdA5001132005
4thA43112406
5thA45101503
6thA60491411
7thB66391205
8thB5696701
9thA4275602
10thB57151002
11thA474601
12thA61164811
13thB6622200
14thA50061100
15thB53481100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1990

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1990: 68.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1990

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1990: 89.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1990

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,092 collisions in 1990, and 22% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1990.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years