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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,135 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1989, and 1,576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 384 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (1,141), and casualties rose from 1,562.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,135
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,576
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
39
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
384
34% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1989

3.4% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1989 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal393.4%
  • Serious38434%
  • Slight71263%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal432.7%
  • Serious52733%
  • Slight1,00664%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,135, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (14%)
  • Tuesday160 (14%)
  • Wednesday151 (13%)
  • Thursday162 (14%)
  • Friday206 (18%)
  • Saturday157 (14%)
  • Sunday135 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (7.5%)
  • February88 (7.8%)
  • March82 (7.2%)
  • April73 (6.4%)
  • May78 (6.9%)
  • June101 (8.9%)
  • July100 (8.8%)
  • August93 (8.2%)
  • September98 (8.6%)
  • October126 (11%)
  • November119 (10%)
  • December92 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight794 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds879 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist23 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry690 (61%)
  • Wet or damp425 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph611 (54%)
  • 40 mph74 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph396 (35%)
  • 70 mph46 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway977 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (7%)
  • Roundabout50 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant907 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist255 (16%)
  • Pedestrian202 (13%)
  • Cyclist104 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1069 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15105 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20355 (23%)
  • 21 to 25275 (17%)
  • 26 to 35254 (16%)
  • 36 to 45189 (12%)
  • 46 to 55114 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6573 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.4%)
  • Over 7531 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider945 (60%)
  • Passenger429 (27%)
  • Pedestrian202 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,453 (70%)
  • Motorcycle253 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.3%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 64th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1989: 136, including 1 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6136187137
2ndA43691131124
3rdA5096499324
4thA454875113
5thA4274055115
6thA5103339115
7thA6053357215
8thA6003294219
9thA6042646211
10thA45002332010
11thB569223009
12thB571212606
13thA6116202837
14thA5128151812
15thB573151905
16thA4300121302
17thB663122703
18thA5001101311
19thA6900101102
20thA601491115

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1989

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1989: 160.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1989

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1989: 201.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1989

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 1989: 339.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1989, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years