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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1992, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1991 (366), and casualties fell from 559.

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 1992
319
Down 13% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
484
Down 13% on 1991
Fatal collisions
12
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1992

3.8% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1992 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.8%
  • Serious8828%
  • Slight21969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious11925%
  • Slight35373%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1992 is highlighted, with 319, down 13% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (12%)
  • February13 (4.1%)
  • March30 (9.4%)
  • April19 (6%)
  • May18 (5.6%)
  • June24 (7.5%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August25 (7.8%)
  • September20 (6.3%)
  • October29 (9.1%)
  • November30 (9.4%)
  • December39 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (16%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (58%)
  • Wet or damp109 (34%)
  • Frost or ice24 (7.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (21%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph176 (55%)
  • 70 mph68 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (18%)
  • Roundabout19 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (4.1%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (15%)
  • 26 to 35117 (24%)
  • 36 to 4571 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (69%)
  • Passenger136 (28%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1992: 46, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43467439
2ndM1375626
3rdA5254516
4thA508243004
5thA422233327
6thB4525213016
7thA45101703
8thB4031101514
9thA36171012
10thA42871104
11thB41004702
12thA4133300
13thB5263300
14thM402300

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1992

Brackley and Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1992, with 9 each.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1992

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1992: 93.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1992

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,356 collisions in 1992, and 24% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1992, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1992.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years