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Wellingborough road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1998, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (264), and casualties fell from 375.

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 1998
267
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
372
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1998

3% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious5019%
  • Slight20978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight30381%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 267, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (18%)
  • Thursday29 (11%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.2%)
  • February19 (7.1%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April26 (9.7%)
  • May17 (6.4%)
  • June17 (6.4%)
  • July26 (9.7%)
  • August13 (4.9%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October25 (9.4%)
  • November24 (9%)
  • December22 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (19%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (60%)
  • Wet or damp95 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (56%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph74 (28%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (10%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (74%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2059 (16%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (22%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (60%)
  • Passenger107 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (86%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Wellingborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 1998

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1998: 37, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509376124
2ndA45263905
3rdA5128222612
4thA5193182312
5thB571141904
6thA510131912
7thB573101702
8thA450091313
9thB56981200
10thA67901
11thA435800
12thB5725611
13thB5702301

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1998

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 127.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1998

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1998: 170.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1998

North Northamptonshire recorded 821 collisions in 1998, and 33% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years