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Northampton road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 738 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1984, and 949 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (744), and casualties rose from 915.

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 1984
738
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
949
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1984

1.9% of collisions in Northampton in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious19727%
  • Slight52771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious23024%
  • Slight70374%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 738, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (13%)
  • Tuesday107 (14%)
  • Wednesday124 (17%)
  • Thursday92 (12%)
  • Friday142 (19%)
  • Saturday92 (12%)
  • Sunday86 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.6%)
  • February58 (7.9%)
  • March62 (8.4%)
  • April60 (8.1%)
  • May52 (7%)
  • June52 (7%)
  • July55 (7.5%)
  • August63 (8.5%)
  • September62 (8.4%)
  • October71 (9.6%)
  • November84 (11%)
  • December63 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry466 (63%)
  • Wet or damp266 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph572 (78%)
  • 40 mph56 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph62 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph31 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway536 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (18%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (22%)
  • Pedestrian180 (19%)
  • Cyclist93 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1574 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20260 (27%)
  • 21 to 25129 (14%)
  • 26 to 35140 (15%)
  • 36 to 4586 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.2%)
  • Over 7528 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider503 (53%)
  • Passenger266 (28%)
  • Pedestrian180 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car854 (65%)
  • Motorcycle214 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.9%)
  • 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 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1984: 136, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500136182128
2ndA50893118321
3rdA4286195119
4thA51235871120
5thA453349111
6thA5095263108
7thA43253617
8thA5101142101
9thA50111404
10thA508091111
11thB5266801
12thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1984

Northampton had 657 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1984

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1984: 215.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1984

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,565 collisions in 1984, and 47% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years