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Northampton road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 890 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1989, and 1,172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (848), and casualties rose from 1,097.

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 1989
890
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,172
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Northampton in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious20523%
  • Slight67276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious24621%
  • Slight91178%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 890, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (12%)
  • Tuesday139 (16%)
  • Wednesday129 (14%)
  • Thursday153 (17%)
  • Friday126 (14%)
  • Saturday128 (14%)
  • Sunday107 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.6%)
  • February79 (8.9%)
  • March69 (7.8%)
  • April67 (7.5%)
  • May80 (9%)
  • June61 (6.9%)
  • July64 (7.2%)
  • August71 (8%)
  • September68 (7.6%)
  • October84 (9.4%)
  • November98 (11%)
  • December81 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown57 (6.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds704 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry564 (63%)
  • Wet or damp312 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph646 (73%)
  • 40 mph63 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph91 (10%)
  • 70 mph63 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway566 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway213 (24%)
  • Roundabout70 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant633 (54%)
  • Pedestrian195 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (15%)
  • Cyclist97 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1053 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1588 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20242 (21%)
  • 21 to 25194 (17%)
  • 26 to 35240 (20%)
  • 36 to 45124 (11%)
  • 46 to 5582 (7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider659 (56%)
  • Passenger318 (27%)
  • Pedestrian195 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,179 (73%)
  • Motorcycle181 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Northampton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 1989

The A508 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1989: 124, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA508124150030
2ndA4500117159129
3rdA4580110215
4thA4286992314
5thA4361103010
6thA5123386007
7thA5095304719
8thA4508253819
9thA5071103
10thA51017701
11thA50804703
12thB5263400
13thB53462201
14thM11100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1989

Northampton had 767 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1989

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1989: 269.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1989

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,825 collisions in 1989, and 49% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years