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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1994, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1993 (371), and casualties fell from 577.

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 1994
310
Down 16% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
476
Down 18% on 1993
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1994

2.9% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1994 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious9230%
  • Slight20967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious12727%
  • Slight33871%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1994 is highlighted, with 310, down 16% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday65 (21%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.4%)
  • February26 (8.4%)
  • March25 (8.1%)
  • April29 (9.4%)
  • May22 (7.1%)
  • June19 (6.1%)
  • July23 (7.4%)
  • August27 (8.7%)
  • September27 (8.7%)
  • October29 (9.4%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December22 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (4.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (62%)
  • Wet or damp107 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (16%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph173 (56%)
  • 70 mph76 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (21%)
  • Roundabout30 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.3%)
  • Pedestrian10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2071 (15%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (25%)
  • 36 to 4573 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (65%)
  • Passenger155 (33%)
  • Pedestrian10 (2.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1994: 58, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA435887216
2ndM1356606
3rdA5263207
4thA422121917
5thB4525122615
6thA45101203
7thB526101521
8thA50891202
9thM4081101
10thA42871214
11thB40317802
12thA4135703
13thA3613401
14thB41003300

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1994

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1994: 7.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1994

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1994: 88.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1994

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,308 collisions in 1994, and 24% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1994, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1994.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years