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Wellingborough road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1995, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1994 (260), and casualties fell from 333.

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 1995
243
Down 7% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
324
Down 3% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1995

2.9% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1995 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious6226%
  • Slight17472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious8326%
  • Slight23372%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1995 is highlighted, with 243, down 7% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday48 (20%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (6.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.6%)
  • February21 (8.6%)
  • March25 (10%)
  • April16 (6.6%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June17 (7%)
  • July24 (9.9%)
  • August21 (8.6%)
  • September15 (6.2%)
  • October21 (8.6%)
  • November19 (7.8%)
  • December18 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (68%)
  • Wet or damp72 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (61%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph65 (27%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (77%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (69%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (19%)
  • 21 to 2545 (14%)
  • 26 to 3573 (23%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (58%)
  • Passenger90 (28%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (79%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1995: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509294105
2ndA5193283207
3rdA5128212603
4thB573192205
5thA45182506
6thA4500102315
7thA510101812
8thB569101111
9thB57191304
10thA681114
11thA435911
12thB5704401
13thB5722301

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1995

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 106.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1995

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1995: 144.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1995

North Northamptonshire recorded 831 collisions in 1995, and 29% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1995, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years