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Wellingborough road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 1999, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (267), and casualties fell from 372.

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 1999
269
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
371
Level with 1998
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 1999

2.2% of collisions in Wellingborough in 1999 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious5119%
  • Slight21279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious6618%
  • Slight29780%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 269, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February15 (5.6%)
  • March14 (5.2%)
  • April21 (7.8%)
  • May23 (8.6%)
  • June25 (9.3%)
  • July19 (7.1%)
  • August23 (8.6%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October26 (9.7%)
  • November21 (7.8%)
  • December25 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (58%)
  • Wet or damp104 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (55%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph83 (31%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (77%)
  • Roundabout29 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (71%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (20%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (23%)
  • 36 to 4534 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.2%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (59%)
  • Passenger107 (29%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (80%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 1999: 37, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509374926
2ndA5193233402
3rdA45193525
4thA510152505
5thB573152602
6thA5128131301
7thB571121604
8thA4500111911
9thA6101104
10thB5694602
11thA433301
12thB5742300
13thA50011100
14thB5721100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 1999

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 130.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 1999

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 1999: 178.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 1999

North Northamptonshire recorded 884 collisions in 1999, and 30% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 22 December 1999.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years