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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,120 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1987, and 1,518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 448 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (1,180), and casualties fell from 1,550.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,120
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,518
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
28
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
448
40% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1987

2.5% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1987 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal282.5%
  • Serious44840%
  • Slight64457%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal312%
  • Serious55937%
  • Slight92861%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,120, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (13%)
  • Tuesday154 (14%)
  • Wednesday159 (14%)
  • Thursday161 (14%)
  • Friday194 (17%)
  • Saturday188 (17%)
  • Sunday121 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (5.4%)
  • February66 (5.9%)
  • March88 (7.9%)
  • April93 (8.3%)
  • May89 (7.9%)
  • June103 (9.2%)
  • July112 (10%)
  • August96 (8.6%)
  • September100 (8.9%)
  • October110 (9.8%)
  • November110 (9.8%)
  • December93 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight759 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds815 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds186 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist27 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry615 (55%)
  • Wet or damp461 (41%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.6%)
  • Snow13 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph610 (54%)
  • 40 mph99 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph359 (32%)
  • 70 mph45 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway943 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant814 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist320 (21%)
  • Pedestrian181 (12%)
  • Cyclist87 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1066 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20387 (25%)
  • 21 to 25259 (17%)
  • 26 to 35247 (16%)
  • 36 to 45175 (12%)
  • 46 to 55111 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6585 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (2.7%)
  • Over 7529 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider951 (63%)
  • Passenger386 (25%)
  • Pedestrian181 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,340 (66%)
  • Motorcycle318 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes104 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car50 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 53rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1987: 147, including 5 fatal and 70 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6147206570
2ndA50978101135
3rdA4374114331
4thA4275277220
5thA5104470117
6thA454364113
7thA60033545011
8thA6053570315
9thA61163139316
10thA4300182004
11thA604172514
12thB571172306
13thB573152406
14thB663131608
15thB569121306
16thA690091203
17thA450081003
18thA60987803
19thA476703
20thA50016702

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1987

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1987: 179.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1987

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1987: 189.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1987

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 1987: 334.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1987, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years