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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1981, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1980 (437), and casualties rose from 690.

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 1981
455
Up 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
758
Up 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
25
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
42% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1981

5.5% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1981 were fatal and 42% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal255.5%
  • Serious19242%
  • Slight23852%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal283.7%
  • Serious33344%
  • Slight39752%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 455, up 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (9.9%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday99 (22%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.2%)
  • February31 (6.8%)
  • March25 (5.5%)
  • April31 (6.8%)
  • May43 (9.5%)
  • June33 (7.3%)
  • July40 (8.8%)
  • August57 (13%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November33 (7.3%)
  • December40 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (53%)
  • Wet or damp168 (37%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.7%)
  • Snow20 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph83 (18%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph242 (53%)
  • 70 mph116 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (27%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (13%)
  • Van occupant48 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (3%)
  • Cyclist22 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20175 (23%)
  • 21 to 25126 (17%)
  • 26 to 35129 (17%)
  • 36 to 4582 (11%)
  • 46 to 5577 (10%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.6%)
  • Over 754 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (52%)
  • Passenger327 (43%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car620 (67%)
  • Motorcycle101 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1981: 109, including 3 fatal and 47 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1109247347
2ndA4386136834
3rdA53552117
4thA4222433011
5thA451729010
6thA428142417
7thA41132207
8thA508131408
9thB4525131808
10thB4031101316
11thB5262311
12thB53882201
13thA4131200

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1981

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1981: 29.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1981

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1981: 162.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1981

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,564 collisions in 1981, and 29% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years