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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1997, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1996 (209), and casualties rose from 316.

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 1997
235
Up 12% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
340
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
34% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1997

3% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1997 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious8034%
  • Slight14863%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious11333%
  • Slight22065%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 235, up 12% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (17%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.4%)
  • February19 (8.1%)
  • March19 (8.1%)
  • April17 (7.2%)
  • May14 (6%)
  • June21 (8.9%)
  • July23 (9.8%)
  • August15 (6.4%)
  • September20 (8.5%)
  • October29 (12%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December19 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (18%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (60%)
  • Wet or damp84 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph97 (41%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph114 (49%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (86%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (64%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (10%)
  • 16 to 2057 (17%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (60%)
  • Passenger99 (29%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1997: 36, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63643111
2ndA6052338011
3rdA43163528
4thA45141633
5thA5001131702
6thA1481201
7thA4275603
8thB5715700
9thB6635702
10thA474603
11thA61164401
12thB53484402
13thB5694500
14thB6453511
15thA50062200
16thA5102900
17thA6061100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1997

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1997: 47.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1997

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1997: 64.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1997

North Northamptonshire recorded 897 collisions in 1997, and 26% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1997, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years