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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1984, and 651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1983 (453), and casualties fell from 693.

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 1984
423
Down 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
651
Down 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
16
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
31% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1984

3.8% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.8%
  • Serious13031%
  • Slight27765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious18929%
  • Slight44268%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 423, down 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (8.3%)
  • Tuesday38 (9%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday89 (21%)
  • Saturday82 (19%)
  • Sunday72 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.4%)
  • February19 (4.5%)
  • March33 (7.8%)
  • April35 (8.3%)
  • May30 (7.1%)
  • June36 (8.5%)
  • July36 (8.5%)
  • August62 (15%)
  • September46 (11%)
  • October38 (9%)
  • November37 (8.7%)
  • December24 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (56%)
  • Wet or damp174 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (22%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph236 (56%)
  • 70 mph83 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (20%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (16%)
  • Pedestrian24 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20136 (21%)
  • 21 to 25116 (18%)
  • 26 to 35124 (19%)
  • 36 to 4587 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (58%)
  • Passenger251 (39%)
  • Pedestrian24 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car627 (71%)
  • Motorcycle96 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1984: 97, including 5 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4397154526
2ndM170102119
3rdA53968216
4thA5083359010
5thA4223152110
6thA45193515
7thB4525151616
8thA3616912
9thA4286813
10thA415502
11thB5265610
12thB40313302
13thA4131410

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1984

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1984: 26.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1984

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1984: 131.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1984

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,565 collisions in 1984, and 27% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years