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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,134 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1979, and 1,530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 551 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,605 collisions in North Northamptonshire.

Collisions in 1979
1,134
Casualties in 1979
1,530
Fatal collisions
31
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
551
49% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1979

2.7% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1979 were fatal and 49% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.7%
  • Serious55149%
  • Slight55249%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.4%
  • Serious71647%
  • Slight77851%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,134.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025557705
2024489642
2023484634
2022482605
2021423549
2020393475
2019464585
2018442655
2017435545
2016456674
2015505644
2014538687
2013486642
2012501658
2011527704
2010579766
2009651879
2008699921
2007712964
2006724961
20057891,105
20048071,108
20037911,100
20028031,130
20017571,057
20008471,185
19998841,272
19988211,147
19978971,282
19968681,261
19958311,164
19948881,209
19938211,098
19928711,169
19919391,280
19901,0921,539
19891,1351,576
19881,1411,562
19871,1201,518
19861,1801,550
19851,1321,459
19841,1791,494
19839391,248
19821,1801,589
19811,0781,418
19801,1341,496
19791,1341,530

When and where crashes happen in North Northamptonshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (13%)
  • Tuesday140 (12%)
  • Wednesday147 (13%)
  • Thursday168 (15%)
  • Friday210 (19%)
  • Saturday186 (16%)
  • Sunday139 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59185 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (7.3%)
  • February62 (5.5%)
  • March92 (8.1%)
  • April84 (7.4%)
  • May100 (8.8%)
  • June77 (6.8%)
  • July83 (7.3%)
  • August88 (7.8%)
  • September104 (9.2%)
  • October114 (10%)
  • November124 (11%)
  • December123 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight758 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting141 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds861 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist26 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Other37 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry667 (59%)
  • Wet or damp367 (32%)
  • Frost or ice67 (5.9%)
  • Snow30 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph710 (63%)
  • 40 mph70 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph326 (29%)
  • 70 mph19 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway994 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (4%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant673 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist364 (24%)
  • Pedestrian249 (16%)
  • Cyclist97 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant63 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10100 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 15104 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20420 (27%)
  • 21 to 25198 (13%)
  • 26 to 35242 (16%)
  • 36 to 45154 (10%)
  • 46 to 55107 (7%)
  • 56 to 6598 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (2.6%)
  • Over 7522 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider881 (58%)
  • Passenger400 (26%)
  • Pedestrian249 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,130 (58%)
  • Motorcycle368 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes117 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.4%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North Northamptonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Northamptonshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 61st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1979: 134, including 2 fatal and 67 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6134185267
2ndA4590137550
3rdA4378134444
4thA4274661222
5thA5094360029
6thA6053748217
7thA5103550018
8thA60033349315
9thA6042748014
10thB5692432017
11thB5712330013
12thA4300212806
13thA6116212806
14thA5128131403
15thA6014121203
16thA6900111215
17thB573111605
18thA60986912
19thB5725501
20thB5765602

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1979

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1979: 179.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1979

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1979: 215.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1979

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 1979: 348.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years