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Wellingborough road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1980, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (325), and casualties rose from 433.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,269 collisions in Wellingborough.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
347
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
472
Up 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1980

3.5% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1980 were fatal and 48% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.5%
  • Serious16548%
  • Slight17049%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious21746%
  • Slight24251%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 347, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025149181
2024130174
2023127173
2022116146
2021109143
2020119141
2019141173
2018147202
2017107141
2016122165
2015148188
2014144180
2013125167
2012117141
2011147189
2010156200
2009152213
2008175242
2007192273
2006207269
2005208274
2004216307
2003229311
2002227326
2001241345
2000239337
1999269371
1998267372
1997264375
1996240334
1995243324
1994260333
1993234306
1992231304
1991275383
1990290394
1989336444
1988332443
1987312424
1986337442
1985285363
1984294372
1983265373
1982334448
1981339461
1980347472
1979325433

When and where crashes happen in Wellingborough in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (11%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.8%)
  • February27 (7.8%)
  • March34 (9.8%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June24 (6.9%)
  • July24 (6.9%)
  • August34 (9.8%)
  • September27 (7.8%)
  • October28 (8.1%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December33 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (60%)
  • Wet or damp126 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (61%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph103 (30%)
  • 70 mph7 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (26%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20135 (29%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (60%)
  • Passenger119 (25%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (61%)
  • Motorcycle125 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Wellingborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 1980

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1980: 83, including 2 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4583114238
2ndA5093858219
3rdA5102629013
4thB5712234212
5thB573171708
6thB569101108
7thA4382103
8thA51288905
9thA681001
10thB5725503
11thB5703302
12thB5741100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1980

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 182.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1980

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1980: 218.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1980

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,134 collisions in 1980, and 31% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1980, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years