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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1998, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1997 (314), and casualties rose from 525.

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 1998
354
Up 13% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
578
Up 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
13
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1998

3.7% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1998 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.7%
  • Serious10429%
  • Slight23767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious14826%
  • Slight41672%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 354, up 13% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.9%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March20 (5.6%)
  • April24 (6.8%)
  • May31 (8.8%)
  • June23 (6.5%)
  • July35 (9.9%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September30 (8.5%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December32 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (16%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (59%)
  • Wet or damp133 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (16%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph216 (61%)
  • 70 mph70 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (19%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.8%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2093 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 35135 (23%)
  • 36 to 4593 (16%)
  • 46 to 5581 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (63%)
  • Passenger194 (34%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (11%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1998: 50, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA435073411
2ndM14176110
3rdA508355028
4thB4525213428
5thA5203807
6thA422194705
7thA42892508
8thA4591011
9thA3617913
10thM4071300
11thB41006703
12thB53883410
13thA4132301
14thB40312200
15thB5262202

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1998

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1998: 14.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1998

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1998: 103.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1998

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,400 collisions in 1998, and 25% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years