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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1985, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1984 (423), and casualties rose from 651.

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 1985
451
Up 7% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
736
Up 13% on 1984
Fatal collisions
22
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1985

4.9% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.9%
  • Serious12828%
  • Slight30167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal283.8%
  • Serious18926%
  • Slight51971%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 451, up 7% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (9.8%)
  • Thursday53 (12%)
  • Friday98 (22%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.4%)
  • February37 (8.2%)
  • March40 (8.9%)
  • April33 (7.3%)
  • May27 (6%)
  • June40 (8.9%)
  • July44 (9.8%)
  • August44 (9.8%)
  • September39 (8.6%)
  • October42 (9.3%)
  • November41 (9.1%)
  • December35 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (52%)
  • Wet or damp180 (40%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (24%)
  • 40 mph9 (2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph250 (55%)
  • 70 mph83 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (17%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (12%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20133 (18%)
  • 21 to 25129 (18%)
  • 26 to 35145 (20%)
  • 36 to 45105 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.6%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (56%)
  • Passenger275 (37%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (67%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (10%)
  • Motorcycle88 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1985: 86, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4386163521
2ndM177160326
3rdA422345629
4thA5082841310
5thA5274027
6thB4525202707
7thA428142203
8thA4591111
9thA36181402
10thB403171002
11thA414401
12thB5263401
13thA4132201
14thB53881200

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1985

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1985: 30.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1985

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1985: 137.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1985

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,585 collisions in 1985, and 28% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years