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Wellingborough road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1984, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (265), and casualties fell from 373.

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 1984
294
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
372
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1984

1.7% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1984 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious11840%
  • Slight17158%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious14639%
  • Slight22159%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 294, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (18%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (9.5%)
  • Sunday27 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.1%)
  • February21 (7.1%)
  • March20 (6.8%)
  • April22 (7.5%)
  • May19 (6.5%)
  • June20 (6.8%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August21 (7.1%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October25 (8.5%)
  • November34 (12%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (62%)
  • Wet or damp102 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (61%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph76 (26%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (25%)
  • Pedestrian62 (17%)
  • Cyclist31 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (11%)
  • 16 to 2089 (24%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4546 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (60%)
  • Passenger86 (23%)
  • Pedestrian62 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (62%)
  • Motorcycle91 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1984: 55, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5095566121
2ndA5103746116
3rdA452843016
4thA4500182209
5thB573142004
6thA5128131614
7thB571101105
8thB5697702
9thA66902
10thA4341002
11thB5702201
12thB5742201

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1984

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 145.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1984

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1984: 173.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1984

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,179 collisions in 1984, and 25% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1984, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years