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Northampton road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 731 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1998, and 961 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (709), and casualties rose 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 1998
731
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
961
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Northampton in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious14720%
  • Slight58079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious16317%
  • Slight79483%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 731, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday116 (16%)
  • Wednesday114 (16%)
  • Thursday116 (16%)
  • Friday139 (19%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9%)
  • February46 (6.3%)
  • March46 (6.3%)
  • April58 (7.9%)
  • May52 (7.1%)
  • June60 (8.2%)
  • July65 (8.9%)
  • August59 (8.1%)
  • September64 (8.8%)
  • October69 (9.4%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December73 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds567 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (19%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry461 (63%)
  • Wet or damp264 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph566 (77%)
  • 40 mph54 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph40 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph28 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph40 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway520 (71%)
  • Roundabout109 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant614 (64%)
  • Pedestrian154 (16%)
  • Cyclist88 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (6%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1577 (8%)
  • 16 to 20130 (14%)
  • 21 to 25128 (13%)
  • 26 to 35235 (24%)
  • 36 to 45149 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (59%)
  • Passenger238 (25%)
  • Pedestrian154 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,135 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle60 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A508 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1998: 98, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50898134114
2ndA450089109024
3rdA4287798112
4thA455471010
5thA5123537108
6thA43263703
7thA5076263407
8thA5095263815
9thA508091302
10thA505903
11thA51015703
12thM14702
13thA45013400
14thB53462401
15thB5261100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1998

Northampton had 636 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1998

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1998: 204.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1998

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,400 collisions in 1998, and 52% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years