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Northampton road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 720 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1995, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1994 (700), and casualties rose from 909.

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 1995
720
Up 3% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
926
Up 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1995

1.3% of collisions in Northampton in 1995 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious18726%
  • Slight52473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious21924%
  • Slight69775%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 720, up 3% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (15%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday133 (18%)
  • Friday104 (14%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59202 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.5%)
  • February46 (6.4%)
  • March65 (9%)
  • April49 (6.8%)
  • May56 (7.8%)
  • June63 (8.8%)
  • July57 (7.9%)
  • August56 (7.8%)
  • September63 (8.8%)
  • October69 (9.6%)
  • November77 (11%)
  • December65 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight482 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds583 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry480 (67%)
  • Wet or damp221 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph558 (78%)
  • 40 mph48 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph47 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph48 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway517 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (13%)
  • Roundabout88 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant544 (59%)
  • Pedestrian177 (19%)
  • Cyclist96 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1563 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20167 (18%)
  • 21 to 25151 (16%)
  • 26 to 35215 (23%)
  • 36 to 4595 (10%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.5%)
  • Over 7527 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (60%)
  • Passenger196 (21%)
  • Pedestrian177 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,047 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle79 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1995: 97, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA450097128127
2ndA50884102018
3rdA4286387222
4thA456082015
5thA51235464013
6thA5076273108
7thA5095192407
8thA43182424
9thA510171002
10thA45016902
11thA506911
12thA50803701
13thM13302
14thB5261100
15thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1995

Northampton had 621 collisions in 1995.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1995

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1995: 195.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1995

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,273 collisions in 1995, and 57% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years