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Wellingborough road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1991, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (290), and casualties fell from 394.

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 1991
275
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
383
Down 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1991

1.8% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1991 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious8531%
  • Slight18567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious12332%
  • Slight25466%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 275, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.8%)
  • February20 (7.3%)
  • March27 (9.8%)
  • April14 (5.1%)
  • May19 (6.9%)
  • June17 (6.2%)
  • July23 (8.4%)
  • August20 (7.3%)
  • September23 (8.4%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November33 (12%)
  • December23 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (57%)
  • Wet or damp97 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph153 (56%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph73 (27%)
  • 70 mph34 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (64%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (13%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2087 (23%)
  • 21 to 2567 (17%)
  • 26 to 3558 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (60%)
  • Passenger105 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (75%)
  • Motorcycle49 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1991: 35, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA453556210
2ndA510253416
3rdA5193252508
4thA509233906
5thA4500182605
6thB571171805
7thA512871202
8thB57371304
9thB56961011
10thA4351513
11thA65601
12thB5725701
13thB5701101

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1991

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 128.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1991

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1991: 169.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1991

North Northamptonshire recorded 939 collisions in 1991, and 29% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1991, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years