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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1983, and 693 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1982 (427), and casualties rose from 650.

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 1983
453
Up 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
693
Up 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1983

3.3% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.3%
  • Serious14933%
  • Slight28964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.7%
  • Serious21431%
  • Slight46066%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 453, up 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday52 (11%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday92 (20%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.3%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March31 (6.8%)
  • April28 (6.2%)
  • May28 (6.2%)
  • June43 (9.5%)
  • July72 (16%)
  • August34 (7.5%)
  • September37 (8.2%)
  • October42 (9.3%)
  • November36 (7.9%)
  • December40 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (59%)
  • Wet or damp161 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph82 (18%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph261 (58%)
  • 70 mph99 (22%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (22%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (5.9%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Cyclist12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20151 (22%)
  • 21 to 25105 (15%)
  • 26 to 35157 (23%)
  • 36 to 4570 (10%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (59%)
  • Passenger249 (36%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car596 (66%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (12%)
  • Motorcycle107 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1983: 100, including 3 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1100193334
2ndA4389127227
3rdA5083454115
4thA5304519
5thA422263605
6thB4525141915
7thA45112024
8thA36181314
9thB52681014
10thA417903
11thA42871204
12thB403171201
13thA4132401

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1983

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1983: 18.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1983

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1983: 149.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1983

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,514 collisions in 1983, and 30% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years