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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,179 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1984, and 1,494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 500 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 1983 (939), and casualties rose from 1,248.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,179
Up 26% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,494
Up 20% on 1983
Fatal collisions
23
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
500
42% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1984

2% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1984 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232%
  • Serious50042%
  • Slight65656%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.5%
  • Serious60741%
  • Slight86458%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,179, up 26% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (15%)
  • Tuesday162 (14%)
  • Wednesday168 (14%)
  • Thursday159 (13%)
  • Friday221 (19%)
  • Saturday158 (13%)
  • Sunday134 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59156 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (7.4%)
  • February85 (7.2%)
  • March69 (5.9%)
  • April86 (7.3%)
  • May108 (9.2%)
  • June97 (8.2%)
  • July92 (7.8%)
  • August79 (6.7%)
  • September109 (9.2%)
  • October93 (7.9%)
  • November138 (12%)
  • December136 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight810 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit201 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting141 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds888 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (12%)
  • Fog or mist37 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other43 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry668 (57%)
  • Wet or damp461 (39%)
  • Frost or ice44 (3.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph686 (58%)
  • 40 mph68 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph387 (33%)
  • 70 mph36 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,004 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout40 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant677 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist351 (23%)
  • Pedestrian232 (16%)
  • Cyclist128 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant45 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1085 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15130 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20409 (27%)
  • 21 to 25176 (12%)
  • 26 to 35220 (15%)
  • 36 to 45169 (11%)
  • 46 to 55114 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.3%)
  • Over 7529 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider918 (61%)
  • Passenger344 (23%)
  • Pedestrian232 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,250 (62%)
  • Motorcycle361 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 52nd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1984: 157, including 2 fatal and 67 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6157217267
2ndA43103134351
3rdA5096582127
4thA4275870323
5thA6055274129
6thA454774024
7thA5104052116
8thA60032940015
9thA6042329010
10thA61162234013
11thB571182319
12thA4500172108
13thB569161806
14thB573142004
15thA5128131614
16thA6014121306
17thA500191023
18thA60988902
19thA475703
20thB53484502

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1984

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1984: 189.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1984

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1984: 174.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1984

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 1984: 348.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years