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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,585 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1985, and 2,254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 408 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (1,565), and casualties rose from 2,239.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,585
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
2,254
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
45
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
408
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1985

2.8% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal452.8%
  • Serious40826%
  • Slight1,13271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal562.5%
  • Serious54724%
  • Slight1,65173%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,585, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday226 (14%)
  • Tuesday214 (14%)
  • Wednesday211 (13%)
  • Thursday193 (12%)
  • Friday311 (20%)
  • Saturday245 (15%)
  • Sunday185 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5980 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59203 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59188 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59258 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59412 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59189 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January127 (8%)
  • February120 (7.6%)
  • March137 (8.6%)
  • April128 (8.1%)
  • May118 (7.4%)
  • June122 (7.7%)
  • July132 (8.3%)
  • August158 (10%)
  • September119 (7.5%)
  • October143 (9%)
  • November149 (9.4%)
  • December132 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,090 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting164 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,193 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist32 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Other45 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry895 (56%)
  • Wet or damp595 (38%)
  • Frost or ice66 (4.2%)
  • Snow27 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph751 (47%)
  • 40 mph88 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph39 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph480 (30%)
  • 70 mph226 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,118 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway359 (23%)
  • Roundabout67 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,260 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist352 (16%)
  • Pedestrian254 (11%)
  • Cyclist147 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant78 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)61 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 569 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1086 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15135 (6%)
  • 16 to 20455 (20%)
  • 21 to 25369 (16%)
  • 26 to 35423 (19%)
  • 36 to 45290 (13%)
  • 46 to 55164 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65141 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7568 (3%)
  • Over 7554 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,299 (58%)
  • Passenger701 (31%)
  • Pedestrian254 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,008 (67%)
  • Motorcycle363 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes226 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes143 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach53 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (0.7%)
  • Minibus12 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 22nd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1985

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1985: 190, including 8 fatal and 65 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1190405865
2ndA43142240731
3rdA508134176440
4thA428108141120
5thA4500103129025
6thA457491414
7thA51235259110
8thA54867311
9thA422345629
10thA3612940110
11thA50294106
12thB4525212807
13thA4508182407
14thA5095181903
15thA510191002
16thB40369902
17thA50808802
18thB403881102
19thB40316902
20thA414401

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1985

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1985: 674.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1985

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1985: 254.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1985

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1985: 762.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years