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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1980, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 224 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1979 (422), and casualties rose from 663.

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 1980
437
Up 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
690
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
224
51% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1980

3.2% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1980 were fatal and 51% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious22451%
  • Slight19946%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious32447%
  • Slight34850%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 437, up 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (10%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday76 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.1%)
  • February32 (7.3%)
  • March27 (6.2%)
  • April25 (5.7%)
  • May33 (7.6%)
  • June39 (8.9%)
  • July42 (9.6%)
  • August45 (10%)
  • September55 (13%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November31 (7.1%)
  • December32 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (53%)
  • Wet or damp187 (43%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (18%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph261 (60%)
  • 70 mph87 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (21%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20164 (24%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (17%)
  • 36 to 4595 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (59%)
  • Passenger256 (37%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (61%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes114 (14%)
  • Motorcycle106 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in South Northamptonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A43 and M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1980, with 77 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4377130437
2ndM177146334
3rdA54362028
4thA4222844113
5thA452037211
6thB45252027112
7thA5081722010
8thA42891507
9thA36171615
10thA415701
11thB40314803
12thB5264503
13thB53882200

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1980

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1980: 19.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1980

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1980: 155.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1980

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,541 collisions in 1980, and 28% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years