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Wellingborough road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1996, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1995 (243), and casualties rose from 324.

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 1996
240
Down 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
334
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1996

2.5% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious4720%
  • Slight18778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious6319%
  • Slight26379%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 240, down 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday20 (8.3%)
  • Wednesday25 (10%)
  • Thursday45 (19%)
  • Friday57 (24%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.6%)
  • February23 (9.6%)
  • March18 (7.5%)
  • April18 (7.5%)
  • May18 (7.5%)
  • June13 (5.4%)
  • July20 (8.3%)
  • August23 (9.6%)
  • September17 (7.1%)
  • October29 (12%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December26 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (56%)
  • Wet or damp92 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (63%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph62 (26%)
  • 70 mph22 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (70%)
  • Pedestrian47 (14%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2053 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (17%)
  • 26 to 3574 (22%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (58%)
  • Passenger93 (28%)
  • Pedestrian47 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle16 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1996: 31, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509315219
2ndA45213317
3rdA5193202502
4thA5128141803
5thB573121910
6thA4500112305
7thB5699901
8thB57181001
9thA51071110
10thA65701
11thB5723300
12thA432200
13thB5702401

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1996

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 122.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1996

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1996: 153.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1996

North Northamptonshire recorded 868 collisions in 1996, and 28% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1996, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years