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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1999, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 1998 (198), and casualties rose from 276.

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 1999
251
Up 27% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
394
Up 43% on 1998
Fatal collisions
15
6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 1999

6% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1999 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal156%
  • Serious6225%
  • Slight17469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal225.6%
  • Serious8522%
  • Slight28773%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 251, up 27% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.6%)
  • February14 (5.6%)
  • March17 (6.8%)
  • April12 (4.8%)
  • May18 (7.2%)
  • June20 (8%)
  • July14 (5.6%)
  • August17 (6.8%)
  • September23 (9.2%)
  • October20 (8%)
  • November35 (14%)
  • December37 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (57%)
  • Wet or damp97 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph113 (45%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph111 (44%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (86%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (72%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2064 (16%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (20%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (63%)
  • Passenger122 (31%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in East Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 1999: 34, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6344835
2ndA605255047
3rdA45223646
4thA43203518
5thA5001142212
6thB663121311
7thA4278811
8thA146902
9thA611651001
10thB5695501
11thB5714802
12thB6453302
13thA472501
14thA50062201
15thB53481200
16thB6601100
17thB6621100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1999

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 1999: 64.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 1999

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 1999: 87.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1999

North Northamptonshire recorded 884 collisions in 1999, and 28% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 1999, 4 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years