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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1999, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1998 (354), and casualties rose from 578.

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 1999
374
Up 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
604
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
20
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 1999

5.3% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1999 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal205.3%
  • Serious10328%
  • Slight25167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.3%
  • Serious14524%
  • Slight43973%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 1999 is highlighted, with 374, up 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.5%)
  • February31 (8.3%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April33 (8.8%)
  • May29 (7.8%)
  • June35 (9.4%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October23 (6.1%)
  • November31 (8.3%)
  • December24 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (62%)
  • Wet or damp125 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph64 (17%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph224 (60%)
  • 70 mph66 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (17%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.5%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20101 (17%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 35152 (25%)
  • 36 to 45100 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (64%)
  • Passenger195 (32%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 1999: 63, including 6 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4363105615
2ndM1407128
3rdA5083150210
4thA4222454210
5thA5233224
6thB4525193414
7thA4591702
8thB410091304
9thA36171623
10thA4286901
11thB403161002
12thM404800
13thA4133602
14thB5262301

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1999

Brackley and Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 1999, with 10 each.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 1999

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 1999: 108.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1999

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,415 collisions in 1999, and 26% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years