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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,092 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1990, and 1,539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 355 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (1,135), and casualties fell from 1,576.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,092
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,539
Down 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
30
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
355
33% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1990

2.7% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1990 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.7%
  • Serious35533%
  • Slight70765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal422.7%
  • Serious52934%
  • Slight96863%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,092, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (15%)
  • Tuesday157 (14%)
  • Wednesday137 (13%)
  • Thursday160 (15%)
  • Friday177 (16%)
  • Saturday188 (17%)
  • Sunday114 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59269 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (8.8%)
  • February84 (7.7%)
  • March72 (6.6%)
  • April80 (7.3%)
  • May106 (9.7%)
  • June85 (7.8%)
  • July100 (9.2%)
  • August77 (7.1%)
  • September87 (8%)
  • October101 (9.2%)
  • November114 (10%)
  • December90 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight728 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds862 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.3%)
  • Other36 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry708 (65%)
  • Wet or damp364 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph616 (56%)
  • 40 mph70 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph342 (31%)
  • 70 mph58 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway930 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant925 (60%)
  • Pedestrian230 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (12%)
  • Cyclist80 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1096 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1592 (6%)
  • 16 to 20372 (24%)
  • 21 to 25237 (15%)
  • 26 to 35257 (17%)
  • 36 to 45149 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55128 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6565 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.1%)
  • Over 7535 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider842 (55%)
  • Passenger467 (30%)
  • Pedestrian230 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,389 (72%)
  • Motorcycle184 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 69th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1990: 121, including 2 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6121162241
2ndA4364109531
3rdA4275682023
4thA454774312
5thA60034264111
6thA6053468516
7thA5093349112
8thA5193263005
9thA510242805
10thA61162140110
11thB569212606
12thA6900182002
13thB573182706
14thB571172516
15thA4300161903
16thA4500142806
17thA5001132005
18thA604111822
19thA512891101
20thA609891302

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1990

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1990: 181.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1990

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1990: 176.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1990

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 1990: 335.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years