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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1993, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1992 (319), and casualties rose from 484.

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 1993
371
Up 16% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
577
Up 19% on 1992
Fatal collisions
13
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1993

3.5% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1993 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.5%
  • Serious9125%
  • Slight26772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious11720%
  • Slight44777%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1993 is highlighted, with 371, up 16% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (18%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (6.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.7%)
  • February32 (8.6%)
  • March29 (7.8%)
  • April28 (7.5%)
  • May30 (8.1%)
  • June27 (7.3%)
  • July31 (8.4%)
  • August27 (7.3%)
  • September30 (8.1%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (17%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (57%)
  • Wet or damp139 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (20%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph202 (54%)
  • 70 mph79 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (19%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4%)
  • 16 to 2096 (17%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 35135 (23%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (63%)
  • Passenger188 (33%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle26 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1993: 47, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1478746
2ndA434364114
3rdA5355614
4thA508253916
5thA422182603
6thA428173603
7thB4525152615
8thB4031101913
9thM4081302
10thB5266811
11thA3615701
12thA455711
13thB41005702
14thA4132200
15thB53882401

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1993

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1993: 14.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1993

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1993: 113.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1993

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,390 collisions in 1993, and 27% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1993, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years