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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 939 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1983, and 1,248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 405 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 1982 (1,180), and casualties fell from 1,589.

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

Collisions in 1983
939
Down 20% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,248
Down 21% on 1982
Fatal collisions
28
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
405
43% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1983

3% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1983 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal283%
  • Serious40543%
  • Slight50654%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332.6%
  • Serious52942%
  • Slight68655%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 939, down 20% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (13%)
  • Tuesday124 (13%)
  • Wednesday151 (16%)
  • Thursday123 (13%)
  • Friday179 (19%)
  • Saturday142 (15%)
  • Sunday102 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.2%)
  • February56 (6%)
  • March67 (7.1%)
  • April83 (8.8%)
  • May85 (9.1%)
  • June59 (6.3%)
  • July86 (9.2%)
  • August67 (7.1%)
  • September91 (9.7%)
  • October88 (9.4%)
  • November86 (9.2%)
  • December103 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight637 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds720 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry543 (58%)
  • Wet or damp353 (38%)
  • Frost or ice29 (3.1%)
  • Snow10 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph545 (58%)
  • 40 mph65 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph297 (32%)
  • 70 mph29 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway810 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout31 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant600 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist299 (24%)
  • Pedestrian177 (14%)
  • Cyclist109 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15107 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20350 (28%)
  • 21 to 25148 (12%)
  • 26 to 35182 (15%)
  • 36 to 45136 (11%)
  • 46 to 5585 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6572 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider772 (62%)
  • Passenger299 (24%)
  • Pedestrian177 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,026 (62%)
  • Motorcycle317 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 80th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1983: 130, including 4 fatal and 56 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6130166456
2ndA4377113335
3rdA5096291125
4thA453561414
5thA5103548115
6thA4272940213
7thA60032947215
8thA6116222417
9thA604213008
10thB569193019
11thA605182817
12thA4500121604
13thA5001101109
14thA69101004
15thB571101205
16thB5728805
17thB57381514
18thA60146701
19thB5766903
20thB6636804

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1983

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1983: 154.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1983

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1983: 141.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1983

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 1983: 303.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1983, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years