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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1986, and 783 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1985 (451), and casualties rose from 736.

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 1986
508
Up 13% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
783
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1986

2.2% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious14328%
  • Slight35470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious20226%
  • Slight56772%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 508, up 13% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (11%)
  • Friday94 (19%)
  • Saturday84 (17%)
  • Sunday86 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.7%)
  • February31 (6.1%)
  • March43 (8.5%)
  • April41 (8.1%)
  • May35 (6.9%)
  • June39 (7.7%)
  • July35 (6.9%)
  • August65 (13%)
  • September48 (9.4%)
  • October61 (12%)
  • November36 (7.1%)
  • December35 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (52%)
  • Wet or damp217 (43%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (19%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph278 (55%)
  • 70 mph125 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (24%)
  • Roundabout10 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (11%)
  • Pedestrian42 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20159 (20%)
  • 21 to 25124 (16%)
  • 26 to 35182 (23%)
  • 36 to 45112 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (1.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (56%)
  • Passenger304 (39%)
  • Pedestrian42 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car737 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (11%)
  • Motorcycle88 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1986

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1986: 118, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1118192332
2ndA4388149321
3rdA54560113
4thA4223963013
5thA5083668020
6thA361132304
7thA428132102
8thB4525121714
9thA4191302
10thA4591002
11thB40315802
12thB5262200
13thA4131100
14thB53881100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1986

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1986: 25.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1986

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1986: 158.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1986

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,576 collisions in 1986, and 32% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years