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Wellingborough road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1985, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (294), and casualties fell from 372.

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 1985
285
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
363
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1985

3.9% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1985 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.9%
  • Serious10637%
  • Slight16859%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious13938%
  • Slight21359%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 285, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday51 (18%)
  • Sunday28 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.6%)
  • February18 (6.3%)
  • March27 (9.5%)
  • April12 (4.2%)
  • May18 (6.3%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July36 (13%)
  • August25 (8.8%)
  • September27 (9.5%)
  • October24 (8.4%)
  • November27 (9.5%)
  • December25 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other13 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (62%)
  • Wet or damp89 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.6%)
  • Snow7 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (62%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph68 (24%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (29%)
  • Pedestrian50 (14%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20109 (30%)
  • 21 to 2559 (16%)
  • 26 to 3545 (12%)
  • 36 to 4537 (10%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.9%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (60%)
  • Passenger94 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (61%)
  • Motorcycle105 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1985: 43, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5094355020
2ndA5103746113
3rdA45262758
4thB573162617
5thA4500152006
6thA5128111103
7thB57181014
8thB5697902
9thA65903
10thA433302
11thB5703502
12thB5723301
13thB5741201

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1985

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 141.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1985

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1985: 177.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1985

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,132 collisions in 1985, and 25% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1985, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years