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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,134 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1980, and 1,496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 495 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979, and casualties fell from 1,530.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,134
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,496
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
35
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
495
44% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1980

3.1% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1980 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal353.1%
  • Serious49544%
  • Slight60453%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal372.5%
  • Serious64743%
  • Slight81254%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,134, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (13%)
  • Tuesday138 (12%)
  • Wednesday167 (15%)
  • Thursday151 (13%)
  • Friday211 (19%)
  • Saturday180 (16%)
  • Sunday136 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59290 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (6.8%)
  • February79 (7%)
  • March92 (8.1%)
  • April86 (7.6%)
  • May115 (10%)
  • June92 (8.1%)
  • July94 (8.3%)
  • August94 (8.3%)
  • September107 (9.4%)
  • October109 (9.6%)
  • November99 (8.7%)
  • December90 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight820 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting132 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds881 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry693 (61%)
  • Wet or damp388 (34%)
  • Frost or ice45 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph685 (60%)
  • 40 mph77 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph350 (31%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway965 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout23 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant636 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist415 (28%)
  • Pedestrian238 (16%)
  • Cyclist102 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1098 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 15114 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20452 (30%)
  • 21 to 25160 (11%)
  • 26 to 35216 (14%)
  • 36 to 45142 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 55112 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6587 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (2.7%)
  • Over 7528 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider911 (61%)
  • Passenger347 (23%)
  • Pedestrian238 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,145 (58%)
  • Motorcycle438 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.2%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 60th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1980: 146, including 4 fatal and 60 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6146183460
2ndA4592133341
3rdA436891429
4thA5094871323
5thA4274566411
6thA60034158220
7thA6053249216
8thB5713143315
9thA5103039114
10thA61162528011
11thA6042445111
12thB5691920011
13thB573171708
14thA4300131305
15thA5001131407
16thB663121604
17thA6098112802
18thA6900111305
19thA51288905
20thA60147703

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1980

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1980: 199.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1980

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1980: 218.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1980

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 1980: 360.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1980, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years