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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,180 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1986, and 1,550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 434 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (1,132), and casualties rose from 1,459.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,180
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,550
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
26
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
434
37% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1986

2.2% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1986 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.2%
  • Serious43437%
  • Slight72061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal281.8%
  • Serious53935%
  • Slight98363%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,180, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (15%)
  • Tuesday153 (13%)
  • Wednesday186 (16%)
  • Thursday171 (14%)
  • Friday213 (18%)
  • Saturday169 (14%)
  • Sunday115 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59202 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (7.4%)
  • February74 (6.3%)
  • March76 (6.4%)
  • April85 (7.2%)
  • May82 (6.9%)
  • June101 (8.6%)
  • July105 (8.9%)
  • August115 (9.7%)
  • September95 (8.1%)
  • October104 (8.8%)
  • November141 (12%)
  • December115 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight804 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit237 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting115 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds897 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist22 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other30 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry677 (57%)
  • Wet or damp438 (37%)
  • Frost or ice46 (3.9%)
  • Snow17 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph680 (58%)
  • 40 mph72 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph382 (32%)
  • 70 mph41 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway986 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout54 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant788 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist359 (23%)
  • Pedestrian206 (13%)
  • Cyclist110 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15125 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20436 (28%)
  • 21 to 25225 (15%)
  • 26 to 35223 (14%)
  • 36 to 45179 (12%)
  • 46 to 55123 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6585 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (2.7%)
  • Over 7532 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider958 (62%)
  • Passenger386 (25%)
  • Pedestrian206 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,363 (66%)
  • Motorcycle353 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1%)
  • Minibus20 (1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How North Northamptonshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 47th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1986: 129, including 3 fatal and 43 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6129178343
2ndA50985108338
3rdA4371101135
4thA6055587222
5thA454771224
6thA5104562119
7thA4274154114
8thB5693241116
9thA6003263915
10thA6900223006
11thB571202704
12thA604192817
13thA61161922110
14thA4300152205
15thA4500152401
16thA5001121205
17thA6014121413
18thA5128101413
19thA609891102
20thB57371104

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1986

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1986: 174.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1986

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1986: 175.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1986

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 1986: 349.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1986, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years