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Wellingborough road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1994, and 333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1993 (234), and casualties rose from 306.

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 1994
260
Up 11% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
333
Up 9% on 1993
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1994

1.2% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1994 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5722%
  • Slight20077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7422%
  • Slight25677%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1994 is highlighted, with 260, up 11% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (19%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.9%)
  • February21 (8.1%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April20 (7.7%)
  • May19 (7.3%)
  • June30 (12%)
  • July18 (6.9%)
  • August19 (7.3%)
  • September19 (7.3%)
  • October23 (8.8%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December20 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (17%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (65%)
  • Wet or damp80 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (55%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph80 (31%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (66%)
  • Pedestrian52 (16%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (15%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3565 (20%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (59%)
  • Passenger85 (26%)
  • Pedestrian52 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (82%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1994: 23, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45233016
2ndA509213617
3rdA5193212506
4thA5128192101
5thB573162705
6thA6111810
7thA510101601
8thB5718801
9thA45006901
10thB5695600
11thA432200
12thB5702201
13thB5722200
14thB5741100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1994

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 134.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1994

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1994: 173.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1994

North Northamptonshire recorded 888 collisions in 1994, and 29% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1994.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years