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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,132 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1985, and 1,459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 434 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (1,179), and casualties fell from 1,494.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,132
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,459
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
31
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
434
38% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1985

2.7% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1985 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.7%
  • Serious43438%
  • Slight66759%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332.3%
  • Serious55038%
  • Slight87660%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,132, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (15%)
  • Tuesday161 (14%)
  • Wednesday141 (12%)
  • Thursday154 (14%)
  • Friday206 (18%)
  • Saturday168 (15%)
  • Sunday137 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59303 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59154 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7%)
  • February73 (6.4%)
  • March87 (7.7%)
  • April66 (5.8%)
  • May88 (7.8%)
  • June111 (9.8%)
  • July98 (8.7%)
  • August110 (9.7%)
  • September108 (9.5%)
  • October113 (10%)
  • November113 (10%)
  • December86 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight786 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds860 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other43 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry665 (59%)
  • Wet or damp401 (35%)
  • Frost or ice45 (4%)
  • Snow21 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph676 (60%)
  • 40 mph78 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph327 (29%)
  • 70 mph46 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway948 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout52 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant649 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist358 (25%)
  • Pedestrian232 (16%)
  • Cyclist136 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1072 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15126 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20437 (30%)
  • 21 to 25193 (13%)
  • 26 to 35199 (14%)
  • 36 to 45139 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5595 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6579 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.1%)
  • Over 7532 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider865 (59%)
  • Passenger362 (25%)
  • Pedestrian232 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,182 (62%)
  • Motorcycle359 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes104 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 55th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1985: 162, including 6 fatal and 65 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6162220665
2ndA4375109225
3rdA4275466120
4thA5094861022
5thA454753715
6thA5104352214
7thA6053850116
8thA60033456118
9thA4300262907
10thA61162427010
11thA6042331110
12thB571172315
13thB573162617
14thA4500152006
15thA5001121814
16thA6014121707
17thA6900121404
18thB569121504
19thA5128111103
20thB663101206

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1985

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1985: 170.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1985

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1985: 177.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1985

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 1985: 330.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1985, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years