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Wellingborough road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1981, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1980 (347), and casualties fell from 472.

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 1981
339
Down 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
461
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
52% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1981

2.7% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1981 were fatal and 52% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious17652%
  • Slight15445%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious22849%
  • Slight22248%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 339, down 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (18%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (12%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February32 (9.4%)
  • March30 (8.8%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May27 (8%)
  • June33 (9.7%)
  • July26 (7.7%)
  • August23 (6.8%)
  • September31 (9.1%)
  • October28 (8.3%)
  • November24 (7.1%)
  • December26 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (60%)
  • Wet or damp110 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.4%)
  • Snow9 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (59%)
  • 40 mph34 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph95 (28%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (25%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20138 (30%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (13%)
  • 36 to 4550 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (58%)
  • Passenger118 (26%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (60%)
  • Motorcycle111 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Wellingborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 1981

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1981: 58, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA455887130
2ndA5094566027
3rdA5102435010
4thB573162016
5thB569142329
6thA5128131508
7thB5711313010
8thA6111623
9thB572101201
10thB57451404
11thB5703302
12thA432201
13thA45001101

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1981

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 160.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1981

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1981: 199.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1981

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,078 collisions in 1981, and 31% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1981, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years