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Northampton road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1986, and 910 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1985 (762), and casualties fell from 927.

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 1986
706
Down 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
910
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
17
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1986

2.4% of collisions in Northampton in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious15622%
  • Slight53375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.9%
  • Serious18120%
  • Slight71278%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 706, down 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday113 (16%)
  • Friday131 (19%)
  • Saturday102 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.2%)
  • February53 (7.5%)
  • March51 (7.2%)
  • April57 (8.1%)
  • May50 (7.1%)
  • June56 (7.9%)
  • July55 (7.8%)
  • August63 (8.9%)
  • September50 (7.1%)
  • October83 (12%)
  • November71 (10%)
  • December59 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight466 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (4.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds535 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry426 (60%)
  • Wet or damp258 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph520 (74%)
  • 40 mph38 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph27 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph70 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph47 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway167 (24%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (19%)
  • Pedestrian158 (17%)
  • Cyclist78 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1567 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20219 (24%)
  • 21 to 25148 (16%)
  • 26 to 35142 (16%)
  • 36 to 45105 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (56%)
  • Passenger242 (27%)
  • Pedestrian158 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car889 (70%)
  • Motorcycle177 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 1986

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1986: 112, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500112143123
2ndA50886120317
3rdA4286066320
4thA51235064112
5thA454354211
6thA433856112
7thA4508243317
8thA5095171802
9thA50121601
10thA510161001
11thB5266801
12thA50803300
13thM13300

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1986

Northampton had 564 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1986

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1986: 190.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1986

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,576 collisions in 1986, and 45% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1986, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years