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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,141 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1988, and 1,562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 400 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (1,120), and casualties rose from 1,518.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,141
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,562
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
23
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
400
35% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1988

2% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1988 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232%
  • Serious40035%
  • Slight71863%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.6%
  • Serious49932%
  • Slight1,03866%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,141, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (13%)
  • Tuesday150 (13%)
  • Wednesday176 (15%)
  • Thursday168 (15%)
  • Friday168 (15%)
  • Saturday185 (16%)
  • Sunday142 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59270 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (8.6%)
  • February85 (7.4%)
  • March95 (8.3%)
  • April84 (7.4%)
  • May80 (7%)
  • June91 (8%)
  • July96 (8.4%)
  • August108 (9.5%)
  • September107 (9.4%)
  • October106 (9.3%)
  • November103 (9%)
  • December88 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight796 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds861 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist27 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry656 (57%)
  • Wet or damp441 (39%)
  • Frost or ice40 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph620 (54%)
  • 40 mph99 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph360 (32%)
  • 70 mph53 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway957 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout52 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant861 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist284 (18%)
  • Pedestrian215 (14%)
  • Cyclist89 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1092 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1579 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20393 (25%)
  • 21 to 25227 (15%)
  • 26 to 35245 (16%)
  • 36 to 45183 (12%)
  • 46 to 55115 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.3%)
  • Over 7534 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider921 (59%)
  • Passenger426 (27%)
  • Pedestrian215 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,382 (68%)
  • Motorcycle279 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes112 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 56th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1988: 138, including 50 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6138201050
2ndA50982110321
3rdA4369106124
4thA4275997325
5thA455991219
6thA5103553118
7thA60033450015
8thA6052842111
9thA604273817
10thA61162636014
11thB573192706
12thB569181915
13thB571182214
14thA4300131513
15thB663131816
16thA6900121705
17thA5128111302
18thA6014101304
19thA450091201
20thA500191003

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1988

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1988: 180.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1988

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1988: 191.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1988

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Wellingborough had the most collisions in 1988: 332.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1988, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years