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Northampton road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 647 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1996, and 886 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1995 (720), and casualties fell 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 1996
647
Down 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
886
Down 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1996

0.6% of collisions in Northampton in 1996 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious14923%
  • Slight49476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious18621%
  • Slight69679%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 647, down 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (13%)
  • Wednesday115 (18%)
  • Thursday90 (14%)
  • Friday123 (19%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.8%)
  • February51 (7.9%)
  • March37 (5.7%)
  • April60 (9.3%)
  • May58 (9%)
  • June54 (8.3%)
  • July43 (6.6%)
  • August59 (9.1%)
  • September51 (7.9%)
  • October64 (9.9%)
  • November58 (9%)
  • December55 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight455 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds534 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (11%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (68%)
  • Wet or damp190 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph479 (74%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph45 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (15%)
  • Roundabout82 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (63%)
  • Pedestrian161 (18%)
  • Cyclist78 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1059 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20168 (19%)
  • 21 to 25144 (16%)
  • 26 to 35166 (19%)
  • 36 to 45111 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.6%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (56%)
  • Passenger226 (26%)
  • Pedestrian161 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car939 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle54 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1996: 82, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA450082119021
2ndA50874114123
3rdA45639119
4thA4285371011
5thA5123375009
6thA43222914
7thA5076203308
8thA5095131303
9thA450161201
10thA504400
11thA51014501
12thM14500
13thA50803600
14thB5261201

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1996

Northampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 549.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1996

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1996: 191.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1996

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,218 collisions in 1996, and 53% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1996, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years