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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,541 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1980, and 2,154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 612 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1979 (1,428), and casualties rose from 2,058.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,541
Up 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
2,154
Up 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
45
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
612
40% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1980

2.9% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1980 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal452.9%
  • Serious61240%
  • Slight88457%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal522.4%
  • Serious81438%
  • Slight1,28860%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,541, up 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday228 (15%)
  • Tuesday190 (12%)
  • Wednesday190 (12%)
  • Thursday207 (13%)
  • Friday264 (17%)
  • Saturday243 (16%)
  • Sunday219 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59176 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59226 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59266 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59378 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59205 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (8%)
  • February107 (6.9%)
  • March111 (7.2%)
  • April99 (6.4%)
  • May119 (7.7%)
  • June123 (8%)
  • July133 (8.6%)
  • August132 (8.6%)
  • September148 (9.6%)
  • October183 (12%)
  • November124 (8%)
  • December139 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,063 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting181 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,153 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds244 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry875 (57%)
  • Wet or damp612 (40%)
  • Frost or ice45 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph744 (48%)
  • 40 mph60 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph27 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph472 (31%)
  • 70 mph237 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,125 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway332 (22%)
  • Roundabout45 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,151 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist444 (21%)
  • Pedestrian237 (11%)
  • Cyclist104 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant79 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)71 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1084 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15125 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20555 (26%)
  • 21 to 25307 (14%)
  • 26 to 35332 (15%)
  • 36 to 45230 (11%)
  • 46 to 55160 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65155 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 75106 (4.9%)
  • Over 7540 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,254 (58%)
  • Passenger663 (31%)
  • Pedestrian237 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,753 (61%)
  • Motorcycle441 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes277 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes162 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach49 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle28 (1%)
  • Minibus22 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 26th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1980

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1980: 191, including 6 fatal and 85 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1191331685
2ndA43174263565
3rdA45162221754
4thA508120150241
5thA42875107330
6thA572102342
7thA503742314
8thA50953037012
9thA4222844113
10thA4345253628
11thA3612443113
12thB45252027112
13thA4508173017
14thA5123171704
15thA5101101806
16thB403691002
17thB40386702
18thB5266913
19thA415701
20thB40314803

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1980

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1980: 654.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1980

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1980: 211.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1980

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1980: 702.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years