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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,428 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1979, and 2,058 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 622 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 53,355 collisions in West Northamptonshire.

Collisions in 1979
1,428
Casualties in 1979
2,058
Fatal collisions
50
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
622
44% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1979

3.5% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1979 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal503.5%
  • Serious62244%
  • Slight75653%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal542.6%
  • Serious88043%
  • Slight1,12455%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,428.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257701,016
2024751990
2023749957
2022747970
2021604773
2020493627
2019649914
2018599805
2017633829
2016748929
20158181,077
20147631,011
2013721943
2012696931
2011725957
2010750995
20098231,069
20089691,287
20079481,264
20061,0321,443
20051,0491,446
20041,1681,666
20031,2011,641
20021,1761,601
20011,1881,614
20001,3091,895
19991,4152,074
19981,4002,014
19971,3131,924
19961,2181,794
19951,2731,801
19941,3081,847
19931,3901,944
19921,3561,902
19911,4412,025
19901,6742,348
19891,8252,664
19881,6162,258
19871,6462,378
19861,5762,237
19851,5852,254
19841,5652,239
19831,5142,079
19821,6282,258
19811,5642,222
19801,5412,154
19791,4282,058

When and where crashes happen in West Northamptonshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday191 (13%)
  • Tuesday178 (12%)
  • Wednesday209 (15%)
  • Thursday210 (15%)
  • Friday250 (18%)
  • Saturday206 (14%)
  • Sunday184 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59193 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59177 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59330 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59202 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (8.1%)
  • February89 (6.2%)
  • March96 (6.7%)
  • April97 (6.8%)
  • May96 (6.7%)
  • June118 (8.3%)
  • July100 (7%)
  • August146 (10%)
  • September132 (9.2%)
  • October129 (9%)
  • November166 (12%)
  • December143 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight927 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting221 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,042 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds35 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist31 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds21 (1.5%)
  • Other46 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry799 (56%)
  • Wet or damp466 (33%)
  • Frost or ice110 (7.7%)
  • Snow52 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph688 (48%)
  • 40 mph56 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph37 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph445 (31%)
  • 70 mph202 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,096 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway264 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout27 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,070 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist399 (19%)
  • Pedestrian234 (11%)
  • Van occupant103 (5%)
  • Cyclist95 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)82 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1095 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15102 (5%)
  • 16 to 20502 (24%)
  • 21 to 25289 (14%)
  • 26 to 35367 (18%)
  • 36 to 45225 (11%)
  • 46 to 55174 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 65138 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7578 (3.8%)
  • Over 7538 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,160 (56%)
  • Passenger664 (32%)
  • Pedestrian234 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,534 (60%)
  • Motorcycle415 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes259 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach72 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle37 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in West Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Northamptonshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 33rd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1979

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1979: 160, including 9 fatal and 73 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1160290973
2ndA43147232962
3rdA45145186652
4thA508129176148
5thA42877116528
6thA56093143
7thA3613264124
8thA4223142413
9thA5123293117
10thA50952835010
11thA502633012
12thB45251833010
13thA4345142404
14thB4036121706
15thA41112115
16thB403891207
17thB5267701
18thA4256912
19thA45086713
20thB40315502

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1979

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1979: 604.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1979

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1979: 215.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1979

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1979: 658.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1979, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years