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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1982, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1981 (455), and casualties fell from 758.

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 1982
427
Down 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
650
Down 14% on 1981
Fatal collisions
20
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1982

4.7% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.7%
  • Serious14133%
  • Slight26662%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.7%
  • Serious19530%
  • Slight43166%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 427, down 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (12%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (20%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7%)
  • February32 (7.5%)
  • March37 (8.7%)
  • April25 (5.9%)
  • May28 (6.6%)
  • June50 (12%)
  • July35 (8.2%)
  • August39 (9.1%)
  • September40 (9.4%)
  • October53 (12%)
  • November25 (5.9%)
  • December33 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (53%)
  • Wet or damp173 (41%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (19%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph257 (60%)
  • 70 mph77 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (19%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • 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 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20179 (28%)
  • 21 to 2597 (15%)
  • 26 to 35121 (19%)
  • 36 to 4584 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 756 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (59%)
  • Passenger244 (38%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (60%)
  • Motorcycle122 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes113 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1982: 87, including 7 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4387148732
2ndM177126125
3rdA53754511
4thA4222633012
5thA508234207
6thB4525193818
7thA45152223
8thA428101505
9thA4171003
10thB403171102
11thA3615702
12thA4132202
13thB5262201
14thB53881110

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1982

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1982: 22.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1982

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1982: 146.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1982

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,628 collisions in 1982, and 26% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years