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Northampton road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1991, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (821), and casualties fell from 1,075.

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 1991
714
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
926
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Northampton in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious11015%
  • Slight59283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious12513%
  • Slight78985%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 714, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday120 (17%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday115 (16%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday109 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (9.4%)
  • February50 (7%)
  • March59 (8.3%)
  • April62 (8.7%)
  • May53 (7.4%)
  • June51 (7.1%)
  • July54 (7.6%)
  • August52 (7.3%)
  • September61 (8.5%)
  • October61 (8.5%)
  • November84 (12%)
  • December60 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (8.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds575 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry474 (66%)
  • Wet or damp214 (30%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph518 (73%)
  • 40 mph63 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph71 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph53 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (23%)
  • Roundabout60 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant514 (56%)
  • Pedestrian178 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (10%)
  • Cyclist76 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1067 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20187 (20%)
  • 21 to 25136 (15%)
  • 26 to 35169 (18%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.8%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider518 (56%)
  • Passenger230 (25%)
  • Pedestrian178 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car993 (75%)
  • Motorcycle101 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1991: 99, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA450099126315
2ndA4289412918
3rdA50880107211
4thA45547728
5thA5123476525
6thA43325103
7thA4508182203
8thA5095161702
9thA509901
10thA51016901
11thA50803501
12thB5263301
13thB53461100
14thM11100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1991

Northampton had 613 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1991

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1991: 209.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1991

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,441 collisions in 1991, and 50% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1991, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years