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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1989, and 749 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 1988 (370), and casualties rose from 575.

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 1989
468
Up 26% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
749
Up 30% on 1988
Fatal collisions
22
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1989

4.7% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1989 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.7%
  • Serious13429%
  • Slight31267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263.5%
  • Serious21929%
  • Slight50467%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 468, up 26% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday94 (20%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.7%)
  • February37 (7.9%)
  • March36 (7.7%)
  • April32 (6.8%)
  • May41 (8.8%)
  • June44 (9.4%)
  • July37 (7.9%)
  • August41 (8.8%)
  • September29 (6.2%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December39 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (54%)
  • Wet or damp200 (43%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (16%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph293 (63%)
  • 70 mph81 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian24 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20128 (17%)
  • 21 to 25141 (19%)
  • 26 to 35150 (20%)
  • 36 to 45122 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (60%)
  • Passenger273 (36%)
  • Pedestrian24 (3.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes107 (12%)
  • Motorcycle76 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in South Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1989: 78, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4378141521
2ndM167122120
3rdA4224770411
4thA53660511
5thA508304217
6thB4525202805
7thA45131815
8thB4031132515
9thA428111902
10thA4181203
11thB5266700
12thA36141103
13thA4131100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1989

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1989: 19.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1989

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1989: 147.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1989

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,825 collisions in 1989, and 26% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1989, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years