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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1988, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1987 (453), and casualties fell from 729.

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 1988
370
Down 18% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
575
Down 21% on 1987
Fatal collisions
17
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1988

4.6% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1988 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.6%
  • Serious10228%
  • Slight25168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.3%
  • Serious13523%
  • Slight42173%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 370, down 18% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.4%)
  • February30 (8.1%)
  • March19 (5.1%)
  • April34 (9.2%)
  • May31 (8.4%)
  • June31 (8.4%)
  • July43 (12%)
  • August36 (9.7%)
  • September23 (6.2%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November34 (9.2%)
  • December21 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (53%)
  • Wet or damp161 (44%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (18%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph224 (61%)
  • 70 mph64 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (16%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (3%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 20118 (21%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 35104 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (10%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (61%)
  • Passenger206 (36%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1988: 53, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA435389314
2ndM15271314
3rdA4223250210
4thA508284725
5thA5233315
6thB4525162316
7thA428122003
8thA361101502
9thA41102106
10thA45101100
11thB52651003
12thB40314401
13thA4131200
14thB53881301

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1988

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1988: 11.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1988

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1988: 122.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1988

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,616 collisions in 1988, and 23% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1988, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years