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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,565 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1984, and 2,239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 466 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (1,514), and casualties rose from 2,079.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,565
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
2,239
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
44
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
466
30% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1984

2.8% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal442.8%
  • Serious46630%
  • Slight1,05567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal532.4%
  • Serious60627%
  • Slight1,58071%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,565, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday184 (12%)
  • Tuesday183 (12%)
  • Wednesday211 (13%)
  • Thursday210 (13%)
  • Friday307 (20%)
  • Saturday242 (15%)
  • Sunday228 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59192 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59213 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59244 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59370 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59248 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59192 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January120 (7.7%)
  • February101 (6.5%)
  • March130 (8.3%)
  • April127 (8.1%)
  • May114 (7.3%)
  • June113 (7.2%)
  • July130 (8.3%)
  • August156 (10%)
  • September138 (8.8%)
  • October147 (9.4%)
  • November164 (10%)
  • December125 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,042 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit302 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting174 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,202 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist38 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry918 (59%)
  • Wet or damp607 (39%)
  • Frost or ice35 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph733 (47%)
  • 40 mph75 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph40 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph481 (31%)
  • 70 mph234 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,135 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway343 (22%)
  • Roundabout56 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,290 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist393 (18%)
  • Pedestrian223 (10%)
  • Cyclist127 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant61 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 569 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1078 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15145 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20540 (24%)
  • 21 to 25351 (16%)
  • 26 to 35384 (17%)
  • 36 to 45265 (12%)
  • 46 to 55158 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 65126 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7579 (3.5%)
  • Over 7544 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,218 (54%)
  • Passenger798 (36%)
  • Pedestrian223 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,094 (69%)
  • Motorcycle380 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes211 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (4%)
  • Bus or coach57 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle25 (0.8%)
  • Minibus19 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 27th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1984

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1984: 189, including 7 fatal and 57 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1189331757
2ndA508143198435
3rdA43141219840
4thA4500137183129
5thA42889134329
6thA573128331
7thA4570111224
8thA51235871120
9thA4223152110
10thA3613040115
11thA5095263108
12thA50233007
13thB4525171818
14thA5101142101
15thB526111411
16thA42591603
17thA508091111
18thB403681000
19thB40387901
20thA415502

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1984

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1984: 657.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1984

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1984: 217.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1984

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1984: 738.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years