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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1990, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989, and casualties fell from 749.

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 1990
468
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
703
Down 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
16
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
31% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1990

3.4% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1990 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.4%
  • Serious14431%
  • Slight30866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.7%
  • Serious20729%
  • Slight47768%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 468, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday96 (21%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.9%)
  • February30 (6.4%)
  • March37 (7.9%)
  • April42 (9%)
  • May34 (7.3%)
  • June44 (9.4%)
  • July42 (9%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September39 (8.3%)
  • October42 (9%)
  • November45 (9.6%)
  • December29 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (60%)
  • Wet or damp176 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (15%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph274 (59%)
  • 70 mph108 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (23%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (9.8%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian22 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20140 (20%)
  • 21 to 25105 (15%)
  • 26 to 35153 (22%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (61%)
  • Passenger253 (36%)
  • Pedestrian22 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car641 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (11%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1990: 86, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM186156323
2ndA4381124531
3rdA54360012
4thA4224167113
5thA508293915
6thB4525152218
7thA361122415
8thA428101302
9thA418901
10thA4581223
11thB40317802
12thB5266902
13thA4133501

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1990

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1990: 19.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1990

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1990: 139.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1990

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,674 collisions in 1990, and 28% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years