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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 884 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1999, and 1,272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1998 (821), and casualties rose from 1,147.

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

Collisions in 1999
884
Up 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,272
Up 11% on 1998
Fatal collisions
29
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 1999

3.3% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1999 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal293.3%
  • Serious19422%
  • Slight66175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal403.1%
  • Serious25620%
  • Slight97677%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 884, up 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (15%)
  • Wednesday150 (17%)
  • Thursday117 (13%)
  • Friday176 (20%)
  • Saturday102 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59241 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (10%)
  • February58 (6.6%)
  • March64 (7.2%)
  • April61 (6.9%)
  • May76 (8.6%)
  • June80 (9%)
  • July59 (6.7%)
  • August64 (7.2%)
  • September78 (8.8%)
  • October70 (7.9%)
  • November92 (10%)
  • December91 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight638 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds692 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (17%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry531 (60%)
  • Wet or damp317 (36%)
  • Frost or ice29 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph465 (53%)
  • 40 mph71 (8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph277 (31%)
  • 70 mph64 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway696 (79%)
  • Roundabout92 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant881 (69%)
  • Pedestrian145 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1058 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20215 (17%)
  • 21 to 25143 (11%)
  • 26 to 35273 (21%)
  • 36 to 45168 (13%)
  • 46 to 55142 (11%)
  • 56 to 6582 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.5%)
  • Over 7539 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider771 (61%)
  • Passenger356 (28%)
  • Pedestrian145 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,276 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes99 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle91 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 85th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 1999: 68, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA668103314
2ndA436099420
3rdA509456137
4thA454171611
5thA6003405205
6thA142840110
7thA605255047
8thA5193233402
9thA427222515
10thA4300192201
11thA510162806
12thB571162406
13thA5001152312
14thA6116152412
15thB573152602
16thA5128131301
17thB663121311
18thA4500111911
19thA6014101602
20thB56991103

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1999

Wellingborough had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 1999: 130.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 1999

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 1999: 178.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 1999

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Wellingborough had the most collisions in 1999: 269.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 1999, 4 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years