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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1998, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1997 (235), and casualties fell from 340.

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 1998
198
Down 16% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
276
Down 19% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1998

3.5% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1998 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.5%
  • Serious5025%
  • Slight14171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight21076%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 198, down 16% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday20 (10%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.6%)
  • February15 (7.6%)
  • March16 (8.1%)
  • April12 (6.1%)
  • May18 (9.1%)
  • June16 (8.1%)
  • July17 (8.6%)
  • August12 (6.1%)
  • September25 (13%)
  • October19 (9.6%)
  • November11 (5.6%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (62%)
  • Wet or damp70 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (43%)
  • 40 mph8 (4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph85 (43%)
  • 70 mph16 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (85%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (71%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (18%)
  • 21 to 2542 (15%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5524 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.5%)
  • Over 7510 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (63%)
  • Passenger70 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in East Northamptonshire

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1998: 25, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6253615
2ndA43182434
3rdA45152304
4thA605142107
5thA5001131801
6thA611681321
7thA1471001
8thB6636602
9thB5695703
10thA4274400
11thB5714501
12thB6453601
13thA50062401
14thA5102210
15thA471100
16thA661100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1998

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1998: 45.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1998

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1998: 66.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1998

North Northamptonshire recorded 821 collisions in 1998, and 24% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years