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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1993, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1992 (220), and casualties fell from 315.

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 1993
217
Down 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
312
Down 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
30% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1993

1.8% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1993 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious6630%
  • Slight14768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious8929%
  • Slight21870%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 217, down 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (8.3%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday46 (21%)
  • Saturday34 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.9%)
  • February19 (8.8%)
  • March18 (8.3%)
  • April15 (6.9%)
  • May20 (9.2%)
  • June10 (4.6%)
  • July18 (8.3%)
  • August20 (9.2%)
  • September20 (9.2%)
  • October25 (12%)
  • November19 (8.8%)
  • December18 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (4.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (17%)
  • Fog or mist11 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (58%)
  • Wet or damp79 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph108 (50%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph98 (45%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (85%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (63%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8%)
  • 16 to 2054 (17%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3561 (20%)
  • 36 to 4556 (18%)
  • 46 to 5525 (8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (60%)
  • Passenger83 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (77%)
  • Motorcycle30 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in East Northamptonshire

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1993: 33, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6334006
2ndA605255319
3rdA5001182402
4thA4391212
5thA146803
6thA456803
7thB66361112
8thB5695500
9thA4274502
10thB5714601
11thA472301
12thA11100
13thA50061300
14thA5101100
15thB53481110

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1993

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1993: 63.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1993

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1993: 84.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1993

North Northamptonshire recorded 821 collisions in 1993, and 26% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1993, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years