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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 868 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1996, and 1,261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 234 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (831), and casualties rose from 1,164.

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

Collisions in 1996
868
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,261
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
18
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
234
27% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1996

2.1% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1996 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious23427%
  • Slight61671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.7%
  • Serious31525%
  • Slight92473%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 868, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (13%)
  • Wednesday102 (12%)
  • Thursday153 (18%)
  • Friday144 (17%)
  • Saturday142 (16%)
  • Sunday93 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59209 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7%)
  • February73 (8.4%)
  • March65 (7.5%)
  • April72 (8.3%)
  • May54 (6.2%)
  • June61 (7%)
  • July68 (7.8%)
  • August76 (8.8%)
  • September78 (9%)
  • October88 (10%)
  • November93 (11%)
  • December79 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight601 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds695 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (13%)
  • Fog or mist30 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry530 (61%)
  • Wet or damp278 (32%)
  • Frost or ice48 (5.5%)
  • Snow12 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph475 (55%)
  • 40 mph48 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph250 (29%)
  • 70 mph87 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway680 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (11%)
  • Roundabout69 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant880 (70%)
  • Pedestrian159 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist76 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1071 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1590 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20249 (20%)
  • 21 to 25177 (14%)
  • 26 to 35257 (20%)
  • 36 to 45145 (11%)
  • 46 to 55110 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.1%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider706 (56%)
  • Passenger396 (31%)
  • Pedestrian159 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,277 (79%)
  • Motorcycle78 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 87th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A6003 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1996: 61, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA600361109120
2ndA64870115
3rdA144366212
4thA434363311
5thA5094062111
6thA4273451112
7thA45304719
8thA605234306
9thA5193202502
10thB569182104
11thA6900172404
12thA4300142302
13thA5128141803
14thB573121910
15thA4500112305
16thA6014111603
17thA6098111404
18thB663111305
19thA5001101303
20thA611691615

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1996

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1996: 126.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1996

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1996: 153.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1996

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 1996: 268.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1996, 3 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years