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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1991, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (235), and casualties fell from 350.

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 1991
223
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
318
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
34% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1991

1.8% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1991 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious7534%
  • Slight14465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious10031%
  • Slight21367%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 223, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday43 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (17%)
  • Sunday22 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9%)
  • February10 (4.5%)
  • March12 (5.4%)
  • April17 (7.6%)
  • May19 (8.5%)
  • June21 (9.4%)
  • July21 (9.4%)
  • August16 (7.2%)
  • September13 (5.8%)
  • October22 (9.9%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December28 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (6.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other7 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (56%)
  • Wet or damp81 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (6.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (42%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph109 (49%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (90%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (72%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2077 (24%)
  • 21 to 2553 (17%)
  • 26 to 3555 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (16%)
  • 46 to 5519 (6%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.4%)
  • Over 755 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (60%)
  • Passenger93 (29%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (77%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A6 and A605 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1991, with 35 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6354308
2ndA6053563218
3rdA45141803
4thA43122403
5thA5001101201
6thA4279904
7thB56961002
8thB6636601
9thA61164903
10thA143300
11thB5713401
12thA5102201
13thA50061100
14thA521100
15thA6041100
16thB6621101

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1991

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1991: 49.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1991

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1991: 82.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1991

North Northamptonshire recorded 939 collisions in 1991, and 24% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1991, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years