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Northampton road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 848 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1988, and 1,097 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (816), and casualties rose from 1,028.

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 1988
848
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,097
Up 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Northampton in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious19123%
  • Slight64376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious23622%
  • Slight84777%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 848, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday114 (13%)
  • Thursday128 (15%)
  • Friday136 (16%)
  • Saturday144 (17%)
  • Sunday94 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (9.1%)
  • February58 (6.8%)
  • March71 (8.4%)
  • April44 (5.2%)
  • May59 (7%)
  • June55 (6.5%)
  • July72 (8.5%)
  • August89 (10%)
  • September75 (8.8%)
  • October72 (8.5%)
  • November103 (12%)
  • December73 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight566 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown49 (5.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds642 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (16%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry508 (60%)
  • Wet or damp334 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph585 (69%)
  • 40 mph53 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph40 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph114 (13%)
  • 70 mph55 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway184 (22%)
  • Roundabout62 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant568 (52%)
  • Pedestrian189 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (15%)
  • Cyclist94 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20270 (25%)
  • 21 to 25192 (18%)
  • 26 to 35191 (17%)
  • 36 to 45112 (10%)
  • 46 to 5567 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.8%)
  • Over 7528 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider603 (55%)
  • Passenger305 (28%)
  • Pedestrian189 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,107 (72%)
  • Motorcycle168 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1988: 144, including 4 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500144205432
2ndA42885114219
3rdA5087494116
4thA51236170014
5thA455679121
6thA435576312
7thA4508303908
8thA5095151904
9thA50101404
10thA51016702
11thA50805500
12thB5265701
13thM14501
14thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1988

Northampton had 729 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1988

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1988: 255.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1988

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,616 collisions in 1988, and 52% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years