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Northampton road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 724 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1992, and 955 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1991 (714), and casualties rose from 926.

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 1992
724
Up 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
955
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1992

1.5% of collisions in Northampton in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious12217%
  • Slight59182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious14315%
  • Slight79783%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 724, up 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (15%)
  • Tuesday112 (15%)
  • Wednesday111 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (12%)
  • Friday137 (19%)
  • Saturday97 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7%)
  • February46 (6.4%)
  • March70 (9.7%)
  • April55 (7.6%)
  • May50 (6.9%)
  • June53 (7.3%)
  • July61 (8.4%)
  • August53 (7.3%)
  • September63 (8.7%)
  • October60 (8.3%)
  • November96 (13%)
  • December66 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight510 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds536 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Other23 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (59%)
  • Wet or damp291 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph563 (78%)
  • 40 mph33 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph53 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph56 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (21%)
  • Roundabout86 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (58%)
  • Pedestrian180 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (11%)
  • Cyclist87 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1052 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20164 (17%)
  • 21 to 25137 (14%)
  • 26 to 35189 (20%)
  • 36 to 45119 (12%)
  • 46 to 5574 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.7%)
  • Over 7527 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider542 (57%)
  • Passenger233 (24%)
  • Pedestrian180 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,009 (76%)
  • Motorcycle96 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Northampton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 1992

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1992: 90, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA450090122118
2ndA5086892016
3rdA45659025
4thA428577409
5thA5123517005
6thA43284622
7thA5095212523
8thA4508203213
9thA51018903
10thA50807801
11thA505500
12thB5263400

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1992

Northampton had 642 collisions in 1992.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1992

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1992: 203.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1992

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,356 collisions in 1992, and 53% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years