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Northampton road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 753 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1982, and 918 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1981 (717), and casualties rose from 880.

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 1982
753
Up 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
918
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1982

0.9% of collisions in Northampton in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious20828%
  • Slight53871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious24527%
  • Slight66673%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 753, up 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (12%)
  • Wednesday116 (15%)
  • Thursday117 (16%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday125 (17%)
  • Sunday77 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (6.8%)
  • February40 (5.3%)
  • March69 (9.2%)
  • April61 (8.1%)
  • May54 (7.2%)
  • June69 (9.2%)
  • July53 (7%)
  • August69 (9.2%)
  • September69 (9.2%)
  • October67 (8.9%)
  • November75 (10%)
  • December76 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit195 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds579 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (12%)
  • Fog or mist20 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry476 (63%)
  • Wet or damp248 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.5%)
  • Snow10 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph590 (78%)
  • 40 mph48 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph63 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph38 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway528 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (19%)
  • Roundabout42 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (27%)
  • Pedestrian176 (19%)
  • Cyclist90 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1586 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20253 (28%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35129 (14%)
  • 36 to 4585 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5561 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.9%)
  • Over 7526 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (57%)
  • Passenger222 (24%)
  • Pedestrian176 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car761 (59%)
  • Motorcycle262 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Northampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 1982

The A45 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1982: 126, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45126149130
2ndA508115155033
3rdA437697317
4thA4284652115
5thA43452943112
6thA50242908
7thA5123202405
8thA5095171906
9thA4508162004
10thA510161002
11thA45002201
12thB5262201
13thM11101

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1982

Northampton had 673 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1982

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1982: 210.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1982

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,628 collisions in 1982, and 46% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1982, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years