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Northampton road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 658 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1979, and 846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 230 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,888 collisions in Northampton.

District council until April 2021, now part of West Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1979
658
Casualties in 1979
846
Fatal collisions
15
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
230
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Northampton in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious23035%
  • Slight41363%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious28834%
  • Slight54264%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 658.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025449566
2024418514
2023405480
2022419507
2021317378
2020274328
2019356452
2018329412
2017333395
2016401477
2015432550
2014392483
2013334403
2012326393
2011404499
2010379480
2009386467
2008481605
2007465573
2006517664
2005514678
2004582747
2003578735
2002582737
2001618768
2000644831
1999729954
1998731961
1997709955
1996647886
1995720926
1994700909
1993724916
1992724955
1991714926
19908211,075
19898901,172
19888481,097
19878161,028
1986706910
1985762927
1984738949
1983744915
1982753918
1981717880
1980702877
1979658846

When and where crashes happen in Northampton in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (16%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (13%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.6%)
  • February31 (4.7%)
  • March44 (6.7%)
  • April44 (6.7%)
  • May51 (7.8%)
  • June53 (8.1%)
  • July42 (6.4%)
  • August63 (9.6%)
  • September66 (10%)
  • October66 (10%)
  • November80 (12%)
  • December68 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (61%)
  • Wet or damp210 (32%)
  • Frost or ice33 (5%)
  • Snow14 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph516 (78%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph59 (9%)
  • 70 mph30 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (25%)
  • Pedestrian170 (20%)
  • Cyclist68 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3%)
  • 6 to 1052 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20229 (27%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35135 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6561 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (54%)
  • Passenger215 (25%)
  • Pedestrian170 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (59%)
  • Motorcycle226 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach50 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Northampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 1979

The A45 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1979: 113, including 4 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45113139435
2ndA50884106030
3rdA437091323
4thA4285578319
5thA5123293117
6thA50952835010
7thA50151805
8thA4345142404
9thM192806
10thA45086713
11thA51014501
12thB53463301
13thB5262200

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1979

Northampton had 599 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1979

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1979: 215.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1979

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,428 collisions in 1979, and 46% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years