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Wellingborough road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1982, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1981 (339), and casualties fell from 461.

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 1982
334
Down 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
448
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
47% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1982

3% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1982 were fatal and 47% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious15847%
  • Slight16650%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious20345%
  • Slight23452%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 334, down 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (18%)
  • Sunday29 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.2%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March33 (9.9%)
  • April28 (8.4%)
  • May28 (8.4%)
  • June25 (7.5%)
  • July22 (6.6%)
  • August25 (7.5%)
  • September29 (8.7%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December32 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (57%)
  • Wet or damp120 (36%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph186 (56%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph101 (30%)
  • 70 mph20 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (27%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20155 (35%)
  • 21 to 2545 (10%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (64%)
  • Passenger108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (63%)
  • Motorcycle120 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1982: 58, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5095883132
2ndA5105467120
3rdA453049014
4thB5731718010
5thA5128151505
6thA6131904
7thB569121507
8thB571111405
9thA450091822
10thB5727802
11thA4361103
12thB5746913
13thB5702201

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1982

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 155.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1982

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1982: 192.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1982

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,180 collisions in 1982, and 28% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1982, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years