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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 821 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1998, and 1,147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (897), and casualties fell from 1,282.

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

Collisions in 1998
821
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,147
Down 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
24
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
23% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1998

2.9% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1998 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.9%
  • Serious18723%
  • Slight61074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal302.6%
  • Serious22520%
  • Slight89278%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 821, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (15%)
  • Tuesday129 (16%)
  • Wednesday125 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (14%)
  • Friday119 (14%)
  • Saturday103 (13%)
  • Sunday105 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.5%)
  • February55 (6.7%)
  • March74 (9%)
  • April59 (7.2%)
  • May64 (7.8%)
  • June65 (7.9%)
  • July71 (8.6%)
  • August60 (7.3%)
  • September78 (9.5%)
  • October77 (9.4%)
  • November75 (9.1%)
  • December73 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight576 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds645 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (16%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry513 (62%)
  • Wet or damp282 (34%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph430 (52%)
  • 40 mph74 (9%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph232 (28%)
  • 70 mph74 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway649 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (10%)
  • Roundabout73 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant788 (69%)
  • Pedestrian134 (12%)
  • Cyclist96 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1062 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1589 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20177 (15%)
  • 21 to 25156 (14%)
  • 26 to 35240 (21%)
  • 36 to 45152 (13%)
  • 46 to 55107 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.6%)
  • Over 7539 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider708 (62%)
  • Passenger305 (27%)
  • Pedestrian134 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,223 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle75 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in North Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Northamptonshire ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 90th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A43 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1998: 52, including 5 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA435283512
2ndA5095189210
3rdA6446719
4thA45416209
5thA6003395718
6thA14356107
7thA427263205
8thA5128222612
9thA5193182312
10thB571182405
11thA4300172005
12thA6116172432
13thA510152122
14thA6014151912
15thA605142107
16thA6900141902
17thA5001131801
18thB569131903
19thB573101702
20thA450091313

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1998

Wellingborough had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1998: 127.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1998

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1998: 170.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1998

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Wellingborough had the most collisions in 1998: 267.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years