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Northampton road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 700 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1994, and 909 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1993 (724), and casualties fell from 916.

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 1994
700
Down 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
909
Down 1% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1994

0.9% of collisions in Northampton in 1994 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious15122%
  • Slight54378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious17920%
  • Slight72480%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 700, down 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (16%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (12%)
  • Thursday113 (16%)
  • Friday125 (18%)
  • Saturday110 (16%)
  • Sunday69 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.9%)
  • February52 (7.4%)
  • March63 (9%)
  • April45 (6.4%)
  • May65 (9.3%)
  • June56 (8%)
  • July44 (6.3%)
  • August48 (6.9%)
  • September47 (6.7%)
  • October55 (7.9%)
  • November67 (9.6%)
  • December103 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight475 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds555 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (64%)
  • Wet or damp233 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph523 (75%)
  • 40 mph55 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph52 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway491 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (16%)
  • Roundabout74 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (60%)
  • Pedestrian169 (19%)
  • Cyclist84 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1060 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20149 (16%)
  • 21 to 25138 (15%)
  • 26 to 35189 (21%)
  • 36 to 45126 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.7%)
  • Over 7526 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (58%)
  • Passenger217 (24%)
  • Pedestrian169 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,059 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle74 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1994: 107, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500107135116
2ndA50880112010
3rdA51237289116
4thA4286287015
5thA454764111
6thA43222617
7thA5076182607
8thA5095152005
9thA508903
10thA508071001
11thM161202
12thA51013302
13thB5263402
14thB53462201

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1994

Northampton had 606 collisions in 1994.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1994

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1994: 200.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1994

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,308 collisions in 1994, and 54% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years