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Northampton road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 816 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1987, and 1,028 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1986 (706), and casualties rose from 910.

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 1987
816
Up 16% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,028
Up 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
17
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Northampton in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious18523%
  • Slight61475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious21121%
  • Slight79878%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 816, up 16% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday114 (14%)
  • Wednesday120 (15%)
  • Thursday121 (15%)
  • Friday137 (17%)
  • Saturday130 (16%)
  • Sunday90 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (5.1%)
  • February56 (6.9%)
  • March58 (7.1%)
  • April59 (7.2%)
  • May58 (7.1%)
  • June82 (10%)
  • July64 (7.8%)
  • August57 (7%)
  • September84 (10%)
  • October85 (10%)
  • November102 (13%)
  • December69 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight546 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown52 (6.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds573 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (18%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Other35 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry458 (56%)
  • Wet or damp337 (41%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph566 (69%)
  • 40 mph72 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph107 (13%)
  • 70 mph44 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway554 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (22%)
  • Roundabout50 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant532 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (19%)
  • Pedestrian171 (17%)
  • Cyclist86 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1054 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20285 (28%)
  • 21 to 25163 (16%)
  • 26 to 35164 (16%)
  • 36 to 45113 (11%)
  • 46 to 5565 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6550 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.1%)
  • Over 7522 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider611 (59%)
  • Passenger246 (24%)
  • Pedestrian171 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,053 (71%)
  • Motorcycle204 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1987: 131, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500131172422
2ndA508104137327
3rdA4287390118
4thA51237194121
5thA454860214
6thA434253411
7thA4508212603
8thA5095202002
9thA5101141804
10thA509903
11thA50806900
12thB5264702
13thM14501

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1987

Northampton had 711 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1987

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1987: 242.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1987

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,646 collisions in 1987, and 50% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1987, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years