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Wellingborough road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1993, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1992 (231), and casualties rose from 304.

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 1993
234
Up 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
306
Up 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1993

1.7% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1993 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious6427%
  • Slight16671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious8126%
  • Slight22072%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1993 is highlighted, with 234, up 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (18%)
  • Friday47 (20%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.7%)
  • February14 (6%)
  • March21 (9%)
  • April20 (8.5%)
  • May20 (8.5%)
  • June18 (7.7%)
  • July15 (6.4%)
  • August12 (5.1%)
  • September20 (8.5%)
  • October29 (12%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December21 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (60%)
  • Wet or damp88 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (49%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph72 (31%)
  • 70 mph28 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (64%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2062 (20%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3558 (19%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (60%)
  • Passenger78 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1993: 41, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5094157015
2ndA45293519
3rdA510283708
4thB573172402
5thA5193131304
6thB571101305
7thB56981403
8thB5724401
9thA433301
10thA45003801
11thA51283300
12thA62611
13thA50011100
14thB5701201

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1993

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 103.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1993

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1993: 145.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1993

North Northamptonshire recorded 821 collisions in 1993, and 29% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1993, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years