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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1996, and 316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (196), and casualties rose from 287.

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 1996
209
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
316
Up 10% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1996

2.4% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1996 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious6933%
  • Slight13565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious9530%
  • Slight21468%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 209, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday20 (9.6%)
  • Saturday41 (20%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.2%)
  • February14 (6.7%)
  • March18 (8.6%)
  • April21 (10%)
  • May10 (4.8%)
  • June17 (8.1%)
  • July12 (5.7%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September20 (9.6%)
  • October16 (7.7%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December19 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (64%)
  • Wet or damp58 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (6.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (47%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph89 (43%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (89%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (74%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2059 (19%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (19%)
  • 36 to 4533 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.1%)
  • Over 7514 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (55%)
  • Passenger108 (34%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1996: 28, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6284017
2ndA605234306
3rdA43132215
4thB663111305
5thA5001101303
6thA4591402
7thB56991203
8thA42781303
9thB64581314
10thA4761004
11thA611661214
12thA145903
13thA50064602
14thA5101210
15thB5711100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1996

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1996: 44.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1996

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1996: 65.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1996

North Northamptonshire recorded 868 collisions in 1996, and 24% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1996, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years