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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1979, and 663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 204 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,779 collisions in South Northamptonshire.

District council until April 2021, now part of West Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1979
422
Casualties in 1979
663
Fatal collisions
18
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
204
48% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1979

4.3% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1979 were fatal and 48% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184.3%
  • Serious20448%
  • Slight20047%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203%
  • Serious30746%
  • Slight33651%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1979 is highlighted, with 422.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025172234
2024162221
2023159215
2022162236
2021142192
2020114140
2019179286
2018134187
2017130201
2016165204
2015200273
2014192288
2013188263
2012183274
2011168228
2010191256
2009225308
2008233318
2007232320
2006237366
2005277394
2004292464
2003345501
2002297436
2001304444
2000375607
1999374604
1998354578
1997314525
1996314499
1995264417
1994310476
1993371577
1992319484
1991366559
1990468703
1989468749
1988370575
1987453729
1986508783
1985451736
1984423651
1983453693
1982427650
1981455758
1980437690
1979422663

When and where crashes happen in South Northamptonshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (10%)
  • Wednesday66 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.5%)
  • February26 (6.2%)
  • March30 (7.1%)
  • April24 (5.7%)
  • May25 (5.9%)
  • June42 (10%)
  • July33 (7.8%)
  • August56 (13%)
  • September40 (9.5%)
  • October27 (6.4%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December36 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (50%)
  • Wet or damp150 (36%)
  • Frost or ice41 (9.7%)
  • Snow17 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (20%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph220 (52%)
  • 70 mph102 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (22%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)55 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20154 (23%)
  • 21 to 25104 (16%)
  • 26 to 35131 (20%)
  • 36 to 4587 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.3%)
  • Over 755 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (57%)
  • Passenger257 (39%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (60%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes133 (16%)
  • Motorcycle103 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in South Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1979

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1979: 87, including 4 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM187145438
2ndA4364115532
3rdA4223142413
4thA53149021
5thA5082538012
6thB4525172909
7thA41112115
8thA45111514
9thA36161604
10thA4286902
11thB40315502
12thB5265501
13thA4134504
14thB53881101

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1979

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1979: 17.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1979

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1979: 137.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1979

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,428 collisions in 1979, and 30% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1979, 4 were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years