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Wellingborough road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1990, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1989 (336), and casualties fell from 444.

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 1990
290
Down 14% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
394
Down 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1990

2.1% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1990 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious7325%
  • Slight21173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious10928%
  • Slight27971%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 290, down 14% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.2%)
  • February25 (8.6%)
  • March28 (9.7%)
  • April20 (6.9%)
  • May27 (9.3%)
  • June25 (8.6%)
  • July23 (7.9%)
  • August17 (5.9%)
  • September17 (5.9%)
  • October26 (9%)
  • November34 (12%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (66%)
  • Wet or damp94 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (57%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph77 (27%)
  • 70 mph34 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (65%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2094 (24%)
  • 21 to 2568 (17%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (54%)
  • Passenger129 (33%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (77%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1990: 36, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45365839
2ndA5193263005
3rdA510242805
4thA509223616
5thB573182706
6thA4500152906
7thB569151905
8thB571121514
9thA512891101
10thB5726701
11thA65502
12thA434410
13thB5702301

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1990

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 138.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1990

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1990: 176.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1990

North Northamptonshire recorded 1,092 collisions in 1990, and 27% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years