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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1996, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1995 (264), and casualties rose from 417.

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 1996
314
Up 19% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
499
Up 20% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
31% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1996

2.9% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1996 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious9631%
  • Slight20967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious14629%
  • Slight34469%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 314, up 19% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7%)
  • February13 (4.1%)
  • March20 (6.4%)
  • April18 (5.7%)
  • May20 (6.4%)
  • June29 (9.2%)
  • July37 (12%)
  • August23 (7.3%)
  • September23 (7.3%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (62%)
  • Wet or damp101 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (19%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph171 (54%)
  • 70 mph74 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (21%)
  • Roundabout22 (7%)
  • 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 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Pedestrian13 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2093 (19%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 35101 (20%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (65%)
  • Passenger164 (33%)
  • Pedestrian13 (2.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (9%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in South Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1996: 50, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA435077217
2ndM1446629
3rdA5264618
4thA508182308
5thA422173508
6thA45131911
7thB4525112115
8thA36171004
9thB403172113
10thB5264400
11thM4041801
12thA4283400
13thA4132200
14thB41001100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1996

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1996: 16.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1996

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1996: 96.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1996

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,218 collisions in 1996, and 26% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1996, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years