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Wellingborough road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1997, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1996 (240), and casualties rose from 334.

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 1997
264
Up 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
375
Up 12% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1997

1.1% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4919%
  • Slight21280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight31484%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 264, up 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (19%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday31 (12%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.4%)
  • February21 (8%)
  • March16 (6.1%)
  • April16 (6.1%)
  • May22 (8.3%)
  • June19 (7.2%)
  • July25 (9.5%)
  • August17 (6.4%)
  • September22 (8.3%)
  • October26 (9.8%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December34 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (17%)
  • Fog or mist13 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (55%)
  • Wet or damp106 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (61%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph76 (29%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (82%)
  • Roundabout25 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (70%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (20%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (20%)
  • 36 to 4551 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.9%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (58%)
  • Passenger109 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1997: 28, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509284907
2ndA5128253117
3rdA510222804
4thA45193112
5thA5193192204
6thB571172601
7thB573152103
8thB56991301
9thA671301
10thA450061401
11thA433401
12thB5701100
13thB5721100
14thB5741100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1997

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 122.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1997

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1997: 167.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1997

North Northamptonshire recorded 897 collisions in 1997, and 29% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1997, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years