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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,576 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1986, and 2,237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 399 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (1,585), and casualties fell from 2,254.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,576
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
2,237
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
42
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
399
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1986

2.7% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal422.7%
  • Serious39925%
  • Slight1,13572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal472.1%
  • Serious51923%
  • Slight1,67175%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,576, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday218 (14%)
  • Tuesday188 (12%)
  • Wednesday219 (14%)
  • Thursday216 (14%)
  • Friday290 (18%)
  • Saturday244 (15%)
  • Sunday201 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59208 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59198 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59362 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59257 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59212 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January129 (8.2%)
  • February103 (6.5%)
  • March134 (8.5%)
  • April126 (8%)
  • May115 (7.3%)
  • June115 (7.3%)
  • July119 (7.6%)
  • August163 (10%)
  • September120 (7.6%)
  • October180 (11%)
  • November138 (8.8%)
  • December134 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,037 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting198 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown49 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,168 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds191 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist25 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other51 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry863 (55%)
  • Wet or damp628 (40%)
  • Frost or ice57 (3.6%)
  • Snow26 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph694 (44%)
  • 40 mph56 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph31 (2%)
  • 60 mph530 (34%)
  • 70 mph261 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,089 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway377 (24%)
  • Roundabout65 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,437 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist315 (14%)
  • Pedestrian225 (10%)
  • Cyclist101 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant54 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1084 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15115 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20494 (22%)
  • 21 to 25370 (17%)
  • 26 to 35430 (19%)
  • 36 to 45295 (13%)
  • 46 to 55149 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 65132 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7564 (2.9%)
  • Over 7546 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,261 (56%)
  • Passenger751 (34%)
  • Pedestrian225 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,139 (71%)
  • Motorcycle316 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes226 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle28 (0.9%)
  • Minibus20 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How West Northamptonshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 22nd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1986

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1986: 199, including 5 fatal and 56 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1199327556
2ndA508141216345
3rdA43140226736
4thA4500112143123
5thA428101135530
6thA4578101418
7thA575112225
8thA51235064112
9thA4223963013
10thA361315407
11thA4508243317
12thA50182501
13thA5095171802
14thB4525121714
15thB4036111403
16thA4191302
17thB40389902
18thB52681001
19thA510161001
20thB40315802

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1986

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1986: 569.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1986

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1986: 211.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1986

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1986: 706.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years