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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1995, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1994 (310), and casualties fell from 476.

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 1995
264
Down 15% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
417
Down 12% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1995

3.4% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1995 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious8532%
  • Slight17064%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious12229%
  • Slight28468%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1995 is highlighted, with 264, down 15% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (9.8%)
  • Sunday46 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.6%)
  • February14 (5.3%)
  • March24 (9.1%)
  • April18 (6.8%)
  • May18 (6.8%)
  • June23 (8.7%)
  • July20 (7.6%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September33 (13%)
  • October23 (8.7%)
  • November24 (9.1%)
  • December20 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (60%)
  • Wet or damp90 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (17%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph155 (59%)
  • 70 mph55 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (19%)
  • Roundabout26 (9.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2081 (19%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3598 (24%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (64%)
  • Passenger139 (33%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1995: 48, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA434868411
2ndA5263919
3rdM12541011
4thA508162905
5thB4525121601
6thA42291403
7thA458802
8thA36171413
9thB403161503
10thB410051002
11thA4282200
12thB5262301
13thM4021102
14thA4131100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1995

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1995: 10.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1995

NN12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1995: 74.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1995

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,273 collisions in 1995, and 21% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1995, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years