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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,628 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1982, and 2,258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 533 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1981 (1,564), and casualties rose from 2,222.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,628
Up 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
2,258
Up 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
42
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
533
33% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1982

2.6% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal422.6%
  • Serious53333%
  • Slight1,05365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal462%
  • Serious70731%
  • Slight1,50567%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,628, up 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday213 (13%)
  • Tuesday200 (12%)
  • Wednesday228 (14%)
  • Thursday230 (14%)
  • Friday267 (16%)
  • Saturday279 (17%)
  • Sunday211 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5984 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59184 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59207 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59296 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59366 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59258 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59205 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January110 (6.8%)
  • February111 (6.8%)
  • March135 (8.3%)
  • April117 (7.2%)
  • May112 (6.9%)
  • June151 (9.3%)
  • July123 (7.6%)
  • August150 (9.2%)
  • September139 (8.5%)
  • October173 (11%)
  • November154 (9.5%)
  • December153 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,098 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit298 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting185 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,206 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds213 (13%)
  • Fog or mist50 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Other42 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry946 (58%)
  • Wet or damp597 (37%)
  • Frost or ice59 (3.6%)
  • Snow24 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph769 (47%)
  • 40 mph66 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph43 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph519 (32%)
  • 70 mph230 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,173 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway351 (22%)
  • Roundabout53 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,210 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist472 (21%)
  • Pedestrian234 (10%)
  • Cyclist123 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant72 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)67 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1075 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15154 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20582 (26%)
  • 21 to 25346 (15%)
  • 26 to 35371 (16%)
  • 36 to 45258 (11%)
  • 46 to 55180 (8%)
  • 56 to 65118 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7588 (3.9%)
  • Over 7538 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,287 (57%)
  • Passenger737 (33%)
  • Pedestrian234 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,900 (62%)
  • Motorcycle473 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes269 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach57 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle43 (1.4%)
  • Minibus22 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 24th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
24th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1982

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1982: 201, including 8 fatal and 72 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1201351872
2ndA431862811060
3rdA45166205444
4thA508156224044
5thA42876100329
6thA573118626
7thA504461116
8thA43452943112
9thA4222633012
10thA3612431110
11thA5123202405
12thB4525203918
13thA5095171906
14thA4508162004
15thB4036121307
16thA4171003
17thB403171102
18thA510161002
19thB40386702
20thA4254802

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1982

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1982: 674.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1982

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1982: 210.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1982

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1982: 753.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1982, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years