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Northampton road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 724 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1993, and 916 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1992, and casualties fell from 955.

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 1993
724
Level with 1992
Casualties in 1993
916
Down 4% on 1992
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1993

1.2% of collisions in Northampton in 1993 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious14820%
  • Slight56778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious16818%
  • Slight73981%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 724, level with 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (12%)
  • Tuesday121 (17%)
  • Wednesday111 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (15%)
  • Friday128 (18%)
  • Saturday89 (12%)
  • Sunday77 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.4%)
  • February43 (5.9%)
  • March67 (9.3%)
  • April50 (6.9%)
  • May47 (6.5%)
  • June60 (8.3%)
  • July56 (7.7%)
  • August62 (8.6%)
  • September67 (9.3%)
  • October63 (8.7%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December68 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (7.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds545 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (19%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry462 (64%)
  • Wet or damp254 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph556 (77%)
  • 40 mph53 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph58 (8%)
  • 70 mph45 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway517 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (13%)
  • Roundabout92 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant549 (60%)
  • Pedestrian159 (17%)
  • Cyclist92 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20181 (20%)
  • 21 to 25140 (15%)
  • 26 to 35166 (18%)
  • 36 to 45123 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider528 (58%)
  • Passenger229 (25%)
  • Pedestrian159 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,105 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Northampton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 1993

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1993: 102, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500102119121
2ndA50884114218
3rdA45638319
4thA4285971113
5thA5123577218
6thA5095314318
7thA43253506
8thA5076132114
9thA45089901
10thA508081301
11thA510171002
12thA504402
13thB5262200
14thB53462200

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1993

Northampton had 622 collisions in 1993.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1993

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1993: 194.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1993

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,390 collisions in 1993, and 52% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1993, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years