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Northampton road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 744 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1983, and 915 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 210 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1982 (753), and casualties fell from 918.

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 1983
744
Down 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
915
Level with 1982
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
210
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Northampton in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious21028%
  • Slight52270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious23626%
  • Slight66473%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 744, down 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (14%)
  • Friday135 (18%)
  • Saturday106 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59209 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7%)
  • February53 (7.1%)
  • March65 (8.7%)
  • April63 (8.5%)
  • May73 (9.8%)
  • June58 (7.8%)
  • July56 (7.5%)
  • August73 (9.8%)
  • September49 (6.6%)
  • October69 (9.3%)
  • November62 (8.3%)
  • December71 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight527 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds563 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Other34 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry496 (67%)
  • Wet or damp232 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph584 (78%)
  • 40 mph41 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph57 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph49 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (18%)
  • Roundabout54 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist261 (29%)
  • Pedestrian189 (21%)
  • Cyclist80 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20245 (27%)
  • 21 to 25133 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (14%)
  • 36 to 4581 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.5%)
  • Over 7530 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider521 (57%)
  • Passenger205 (22%)
  • Pedestrian189 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car793 (61%)
  • Motorcycle267 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach43 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Northampton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 1983

The A45 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1983: 129, including 1 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45129155133
2ndA50893110329
3rdA437084117
4thA4284854019
5thA51233243015
6thA5095274037
7thA50243314
8thA4345192818
9thA45087801
10thA51016802
11thM16902
12thA45005603
13thB5263501
14thB53461101

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1983

Northampton had 668 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1983

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1983: 219.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1983

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,514 collisions in 1983, and 49% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1983, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years