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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1987, and 729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (508), and casualties fell from 783.

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 1987
453
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
729
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
22
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1987

4.9% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1987 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.9%
  • Serious14532%
  • Slight28663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.3%
  • Serious19326%
  • Slight51270%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 453, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday84 (19%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.9%)
  • February38 (8.4%)
  • March44 (9.7%)
  • April23 (5.1%)
  • May36 (7.9%)
  • June34 (7.5%)
  • July36 (7.9%)
  • August38 (8.4%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November42 (9.3%)
  • December41 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (19%)
  • Fog or mist23 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp225 (50%)
  • Dry211 (47%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph83 (18%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph282 (62%)
  • 70 mph79 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (19%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant502 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)46 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20132 (18%)
  • 21 to 25102 (14%)
  • 26 to 35138 (19%)
  • 36 to 45120 (16%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider431 (59%)
  • Passenger269 (37%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car613 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes130 (14%)
  • Motorcycle68 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1987: 80, including 4 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4380131427
2ndM173138321
3rdA55175415
4thA4223259013
5thB4525253607
6thA508242906
7thA45122901
8thA428111815
9thA361102135
10thA41101605
11thB52671101
12thB403161002
13thA4135700

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1987

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1987: 26.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1987

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1987: 124.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1987

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,646 collisions in 1987, and 28% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1987, 4 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years