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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,180 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1982, and 1,589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 464 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (1,078), and casualties rose from 1,418.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,180
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,589
Up 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
23
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
464
39% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1982

1.9% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1982 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.9%
  • Serious46439%
  • Slight69359%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal291.8%
  • Serious60838%
  • Slight95260%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,180, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (14%)
  • Tuesday168 (14%)
  • Wednesday177 (15%)
  • Thursday153 (13%)
  • Friday194 (16%)
  • Saturday198 (17%)
  • Sunday120 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59332 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (7.2%)
  • February80 (6.8%)
  • March97 (8.2%)
  • April95 (8.1%)
  • May88 (7.5%)
  • June82 (6.9%)
  • July81 (6.9%)
  • August87 (7.4%)
  • September106 (9%)
  • October127 (11%)
  • November124 (11%)
  • December128 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight802 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit229 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds875 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist42 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry670 (57%)
  • Wet or damp433 (37%)
  • Frost or ice65 (5.5%)
  • Snow9 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph682 (58%)
  • 40 mph89 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph362 (31%)
  • 70 mph35 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway998 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant772 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist418 (26%)
  • Pedestrian200 (13%)
  • Cyclist108 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant42 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1078 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15101 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20527 (33%)
  • 21 to 25168 (11%)
  • 26 to 35250 (16%)
  • 36 to 45158 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55108 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.1%)
  • Over 7530 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider990 (62%)
  • Passenger399 (25%)
  • Pedestrian200 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,266 (61%)
  • Motorcycle419 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 56th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1982: 162, including 2 fatal and 65 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6162220265
2ndA4380121224
3rdA5096999138
4thA5105875122
5thA4274861019
6thA454568022
7thA60033452014
8thA6042951111
9thA6052943213
10thB569212609
11thB571212606
12thA6116192508
13thA6900171905
14thB5731718010
15thA4300152608
16thA5128151505
17thA5001141508
18thA6014101504
19thA450091822
20thA609881301

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1982

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1982: 205.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1982

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1982: 193.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1982

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 1982: 362.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1982, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years