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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,078 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1981, and 1,418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 487 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (1,134), and casualties fell from 1,496.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,078
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,418
Down 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
20
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
487
45% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1981

1.9% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1981 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious48745%
  • Slight57153%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282%
  • Serious63245%
  • Slight75853%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,078, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (13%)
  • Tuesday145 (13%)
  • Wednesday164 (15%)
  • Thursday156 (14%)
  • Friday187 (17%)
  • Saturday158 (15%)
  • Sunday123 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (7.8%)
  • February91 (8.4%)
  • March87 (8.1%)
  • April78 (7.2%)
  • May97 (9%)
  • June83 (7.7%)
  • July92 (8.5%)
  • August80 (7.4%)
  • September105 (9.7%)
  • October94 (8.7%)
  • November99 (9.2%)
  • December88 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight759 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting122 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds834 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry617 (57%)
  • Wet or damp381 (35%)
  • Frost or ice51 (4.7%)
  • Snow28 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph625 (58%)
  • 40 mph73 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph354 (33%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway931 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant626 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist369 (26%)
  • Pedestrian222 (16%)
  • Cyclist93 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant47 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1083 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15102 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20420 (30%)
  • 21 to 25196 (14%)
  • 26 to 35183 (13%)
  • 36 to 45138 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5594 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6581 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.7%)
  • Over 7529 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider856 (60%)
  • Passenger340 (24%)
  • Pedestrian222 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,092 (60%)
  • Motorcycle375 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in North Northamptonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Northamptonshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 64th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1981: 108, including 3 fatal and 48 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6108145348
2ndA4379111138
3rdA4571107135
4thA5094973030
5thA4274560216
6thA6053646217
7thA60033143016
8thA6042843015
9thB5692838215
10thA5102638011
11thB5712122013
12thA6116182007
13thB573162016
14thA5001141704
15thA5128131508
16thA6900131505
17thA4300101402
18thB572101201
19thA609891103
20thA60145704

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1981

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1981: 166.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1981

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1981: 199.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1981

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Wellingborough had the most collisions in 1981: 339.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1981, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years