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Northampton road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 729 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 1999, and 954 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (731), and casualties fell from 961.

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 1999
729
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
954
Down 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 1999

0.5% of collisions in Northampton in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious12217%
  • Slight60383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious13614%
  • Slight81485%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 729, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (14%)
  • Tuesday114 (16%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday116 (16%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59204 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.7%)
  • February46 (6.3%)
  • March60 (8.2%)
  • April67 (9.2%)
  • May43 (5.9%)
  • June61 (8.4%)
  • July55 (7.5%)
  • August61 (8.4%)
  • September71 (9.7%)
  • October65 (8.9%)
  • November79 (11%)
  • December65 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds568 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (18%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry478 (66%)
  • Wet or damp240 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph538 (74%)
  • 40 mph68 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph33 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph23 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph56 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway508 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (14%)
  • Roundabout90 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant603 (63%)
  • Pedestrian134 (14%)
  • Cyclist76 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1056 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20153 (16%)
  • 21 to 25114 (12%)
  • 26 to 35227 (24%)
  • 36 to 45135 (14%)
  • 46 to 5589 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6546 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider591 (62%)
  • Passenger229 (24%)
  • Pedestrian134 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,039 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle67 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A508 had the most collisions in Northampton in 1999: 80, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50880119011
2ndA450076105118
3rdA428668906
4thA5123617917
5thA456075014
6thA43294801
7thA5076284208
8thA5095192202
9thA50806601
10thM16702
11thA45015500
12thB5265500
13thA51013710
14thB53463301
15thA502300

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 1999

Northampton had 604 collisions in 1999.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 1999

NN1 and NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 1999, with 185 each.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1999

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,415 collisions in 1999, and 52% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 1999, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years