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Northampton road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 762 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1985, and 927 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (738), and casualties fell from 949.

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 1985
762
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
927
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1985

1.6% of collisions in Northampton in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious17523%
  • Slight57575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious20122%
  • Slight71277%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 762, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (13%)
  • Wednesday122 (16%)
  • Thursday100 (13%)
  • Friday139 (18%)
  • Saturday124 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.6%)
  • February48 (6.3%)
  • March54 (7.1%)
  • April65 (8.5%)
  • May64 (8.4%)
  • June57 (7.5%)
  • July58 (7.6%)
  • August82 (11%)
  • September61 (8%)
  • October69 (9.1%)
  • November71 (9.3%)
  • December75 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight512 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds597 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry467 (61%)
  • Wet or damp279 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph570 (75%)
  • 40 mph66 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph69 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph34 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (22%)
  • Roundabout52 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist199 (21%)
  • Pedestrian179 (19%)
  • Cyclist114 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1574 (8%)
  • 16 to 20215 (23%)
  • 21 to 25153 (17%)
  • 26 to 35152 (16%)
  • 36 to 4591 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.5%)
  • Over 7533 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider549 (59%)
  • Passenger199 (21%)
  • Pedestrian179 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car851 (64%)
  • Motorcycle215 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Northampton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 1985

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1985: 103, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500103129025
2ndA50894120125
3rdA4287389113
4thA51235259110
5thA45414728
6thA43385016
7thA4508182407
8thA5095181903
9thA50121901
10thA510191002
11thA50808802
12thM12210
13thB5261100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1985

Northampton had 673 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1985

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1985: 240.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1985

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,585 collisions in 1985, and 48% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years