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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1997, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996, and casualties rose from 499.

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 1997
314
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
525
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1997

3.8% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1997 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.8%
  • Serious10533%
  • Slight19763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.9%
  • Serious15029%
  • Slight36069%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 314, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday66 (21%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.6%)
  • February15 (4.8%)
  • March27 (8.6%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May24 (7.6%)
  • June30 (9.6%)
  • July22 (7%)
  • August30 (9.6%)
  • September25 (8%)
  • October29 (9.2%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December21 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fog or mist14 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (61%)
  • Wet or damp111 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (15%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph185 (59%)
  • 70 mph73 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (22%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5%)
  • 16 to 2077 (15%)
  • 21 to 2581 (15%)
  • 26 to 35132 (25%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 757 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (61%)
  • Passenger189 (36%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (12%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1997: 56, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4356103220
2ndM14780111
3rdA5274827
4thA508152822
5thA422142414
6thA4591712
7thB403191704
8thA42881513
9thA36171004
10thB41006901
11thB452561014
12thA4133502
13thB5263401
14thM402300

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1997

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1997: 13.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1997

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1997: 93.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1997

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,313 collisions in 1997, and 24% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1997, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years