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Northampton road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 821 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1990, and 1,075 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1989 (890), and casualties fell from 1,172.

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 1990
821
Down 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,075
Down 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
18
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1990

2.2% of collisions in Northampton in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious15118%
  • Slight65279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious17817%
  • Slight87882%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 821, down 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (16%)
  • Tuesday126 (15%)
  • Wednesday100 (12%)
  • Thursday134 (16%)
  • Friday140 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (13%)
  • Sunday82 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (11%)
  • February56 (6.8%)
  • March63 (7.7%)
  • April59 (7.2%)
  • May70 (8.5%)
  • June76 (9.3%)
  • July83 (10%)
  • August59 (7.2%)
  • September71 (8.6%)
  • October70 (8.5%)
  • November68 (8.3%)
  • December57 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight555 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown47 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds693 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry564 (69%)
  • Wet or damp246 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph605 (74%)
  • 40 mph63 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph73 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph57 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant614 (57%)
  • Pedestrian178 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (15%)
  • Cyclist84 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1053 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20272 (25%)
  • 21 to 25154 (14%)
  • 26 to 35242 (23%)
  • 36 to 4593 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5569 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.9%)
  • Over 7535 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (58%)
  • Passenger275 (26%)
  • Pedestrian178 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,119 (74%)
  • Motorcycle166 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1990: 134, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500134170227
2ndA50885126415
3rdA42883120314
4thA456193115
5thA5123527508
6thA43455739
7thA5095363907
8thA4508243133
9thA50131500
10thA5080111101
11thA51017801
12thB5263401
13thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1990

Northampton had 701 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1990

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1990: 224.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1990

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,674 collisions in 1990, and 49% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years