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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,514 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1983, and 2,079 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 488 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (1,628), and casualties fell from 2,258.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,514
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
2,079
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
43
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
488
32% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1983

2.8% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1983 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal432.8%
  • Serious48832%
  • Slight98365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal552.6%
  • Serious62130%
  • Slight1,40367%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,514, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday202 (13%)
  • Tuesday204 (13%)
  • Wednesday205 (14%)
  • Thursday211 (14%)
  • Friday287 (19%)
  • Saturday223 (15%)
  • Sunday182 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59200 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59231 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59223 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59390 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59218 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59177 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (7.1%)
  • February100 (6.6%)
  • March118 (7.8%)
  • April121 (8%)
  • May132 (8.7%)
  • June129 (8.5%)
  • July159 (11%)
  • August138 (9.1%)
  • September113 (7.5%)
  • October135 (8.9%)
  • November127 (8.4%)
  • December134 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,056 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting170 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,128 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds194 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist29 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other59 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry949 (63%)
  • Wet or damp516 (34%)
  • Frost or ice36 (2.4%)
  • Snow8 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph734 (48%)
  • 40 mph54 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph27 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph487 (32%)
  • 70 mph209 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,109 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway295 (19%)
  • Roundabout72 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,033 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist448 (22%)
  • Pedestrian256 (12%)
  • Cyclist106 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)80 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant44 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1091 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15125 (6%)
  • 16 to 20505 (24%)
  • 21 to 25304 (15%)
  • 26 to 35370 (18%)
  • 36 to 45219 (11%)
  • 46 to 55173 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 65104 (5%)
  • 66 to 7584 (4%)
  • Over 7552 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,212 (58%)
  • Passenger611 (29%)
  • Pedestrian256 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,771 (64%)
  • Motorcycle440 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes219 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach60 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.8%)
  • Minibus17 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in West Northamptonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Northamptonshire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 27th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A43 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1983: 179, including 5 fatal and 51 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43179246551
2ndM1159306558
3rdA45157197447
4thA508148193553
5thA4286786128
6thA56194421
7thA504055210
8thA51233243015
9thA3612737114
10thA5095274037
11thA422253504
12thA4345192818
13thB4525141915
14thB526121616
15thB4036101203
16thB40388912
17thA417903
18thA42571322
19thA45087801
20thB403171201

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1983

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1983: 674.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1983

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1983: 219.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1983

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1983: 744.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years