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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1991, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1990 (468), and casualties fell from 703.

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 1991
366
Down 22% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
559
Down 20% on 1990
Fatal collisions
16
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1991

4.4% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1991 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.4%
  • Serious10128%
  • Slight24968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.8%
  • Serious13925%
  • Slight39971%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1991 is highlighted, with 366, down 22% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (18%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (9.3%)
  • Thursday44 (12%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.3%)
  • February25 (6.8%)
  • March30 (8.2%)
  • April31 (8.5%)
  • May30 (8.2%)
  • June35 (9.6%)
  • July29 (7.9%)
  • August31 (8.5%)
  • September36 (9.8%)
  • October26 (7.1%)
  • November35 (9.6%)
  • December24 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (56%)
  • Wet or damp134 (37%)
  • Frost or ice26 (7.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (15%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph204 (56%)
  • 70 mph93 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (23%)
  • Roundabout22 (6%)
  • 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 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian16 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 20114 (20%)
  • 21 to 2593 (17%)
  • 26 to 35120 (21%)
  • 36 to 4588 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (63%)
  • Passenger191 (34%)
  • Pedestrian16 (2.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1991: 70, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM170120117
2ndA434974218
3rdA5314315
4thA422304819
5thA508223824
6thA45121606
7thA428111913
8thB4031111212
9thB4525112023
10thA3616812
11thA4132301
12thB5262401
13thB41001100
14thM401110

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1991

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1991: 13.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1991

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1991: 114.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1991

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,441 collisions in 1991, and 25% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years