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Northampton road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 702 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1980, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (658), and casualties rose from 846.

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 1980
702
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
877
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
17
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1980

2.4% of collisions in Northampton in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious20729%
  • Slight47868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious24228%
  • Slight61670%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 702, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (12%)
  • Wednesday101 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (14%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday116 (17%)
  • Sunday70 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (8.8%)
  • February55 (7.8%)
  • March50 (7.1%)
  • April57 (8.1%)
  • May47 (6.7%)
  • June49 (7%)
  • July58 (8.3%)
  • August55 (7.8%)
  • September62 (8.8%)
  • October83 (12%)
  • November53 (7.5%)
  • December71 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds564 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (64%)
  • Wet or damp239 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph567 (81%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph52 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph31 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway521 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (27%)
  • Pedestrian182 (21%)
  • Cyclist68 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1044 (5%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20259 (30%)
  • 21 to 25120 (14%)
  • 26 to 35117 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.5%)
  • Over 7527 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (56%)
  • Passenger203 (23%)
  • Pedestrian182 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car729 (60%)
  • Motorcycle243 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 1980

The A45 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1980: 120, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45120149331
2ndA50884102224
3rdA437082021
4thA4285168312
5thA50953037012
6thA50263029
7thA4345253628
8thA5123171704
9thA4508162916
10thA5101101806
11thB5262410
12thB53461100
13thM11601

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1980

Northampton had 646 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1980

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1980: 209.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1980

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,541 collisions in 1980, and 46% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years