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Northampton road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 709 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1997, and 955 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1996 (647), and casualties rose from 886.

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 1997
709
Up 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
955
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1997

1% of collisions in Northampton in 1997 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious14821%
  • Slight55478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious17618%
  • Slight77281%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 709, up 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday101 (14%)
  • Thursday117 (17%)
  • Friday133 (19%)
  • Saturday95 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.2%)
  • February52 (7.3%)
  • March50 (7.1%)
  • April59 (8.3%)
  • May57 (8%)
  • June50 (7.1%)
  • July56 (7.9%)
  • August59 (8.3%)
  • September59 (8.3%)
  • October87 (12%)
  • November64 (9%)
  • December58 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds559 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry459 (65%)
  • Wet or damp237 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph531 (75%)
  • 40 mph53 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph39 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph45 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph41 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway521 (73%)
  • Roundabout87 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (63%)
  • Pedestrian152 (16%)
  • Cyclist81 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20179 (19%)
  • 21 to 25134 (14%)
  • 26 to 35233 (24%)
  • 36 to 45103 (11%)
  • 46 to 5581 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (57%)
  • Passenger256 (27%)
  • Pedestrian152 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,039 (79%)
  • Motorcycle84 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1997: 87, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA450087117113
2ndA50874106217
3rdA4286187113
4thA455867011
5thA51234961110
6thA50763851110
7thA5095233804
8thA43213005
9thA509904
10thA508091301
11thM16601
12thA45015601
13thA51015903
14thB53463602
15thB5262200

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1997

Northampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 598.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1997

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1997: 207.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1997

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,313 collisions in 1997, and 54% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1997, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years