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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 939 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1991, and 1,280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 296 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1990 (1,092), and casualties fell from 1,539.

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

Collisions in 1991
939
Down 14% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,280
Down 17% on 1990
Fatal collisions
19
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
296
32% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1991

2% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1991 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192%
  • Serious29632%
  • Slight62466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious39831%
  • Slight85967%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 939, down 14% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday134 (14%)
  • Thursday145 (15%)
  • Friday147 (16%)
  • Saturday157 (17%)
  • Sunday95 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (10%)
  • February60 (6.4%)
  • March64 (6.8%)
  • April59 (6.3%)
  • May72 (7.7%)
  • June75 (8%)
  • July80 (8.5%)
  • August76 (8.1%)
  • September70 (7.5%)
  • October98 (10%)
  • November103 (11%)
  • December88 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight644 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown49 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds734 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (10%)
  • Fog or mist27 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Other29 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry541 (58%)
  • Wet or damp334 (36%)
  • Frost or ice57 (6.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph519 (55%)
  • 40 mph68 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph288 (31%)
  • 70 mph56 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway763 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout60 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant794 (62%)
  • Pedestrian198 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist72 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1075 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20264 (21%)
  • 21 to 25207 (16%)
  • 26 to 35209 (16%)
  • 36 to 45154 (12%)
  • 46 to 55106 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.5%)
  • Over 7527 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider726 (57%)
  • Passenger356 (28%)
  • Pedestrian198 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,230 (74%)
  • Motorcycle139 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 75th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1991: 94, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA694126121
2ndA435286314
3rdA4275177419
4thA454772213
5thA6053563218
6thA6003294708
7thA509284408
8thA510273617
9thA5193252508
10thA6116203409
11thB571202206
12thA4500172405
13thA4300121312
14thA6900121202
15thB569122013
16thA5001101201
17thA601491803
18thA512871202
19thB57371304
20thB6636601

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1991

Corby had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1991: 146.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1991

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1991: 169.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1991

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Wellingborough had the most collisions in 1991: 275.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1991, 3 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years