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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,646 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1987, and 2,378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 56 were fatal and 445 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (1,576), and casualties rose from 2,237.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,646
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
2,378
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
56
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
445
27% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1987

3.4% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal563.4%
  • Serious44527%
  • Slight1,14570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal602.5%
  • Serious59525%
  • Slight1,72372%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,646, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday230 (14%)
  • Tuesday216 (13%)
  • Wednesday224 (14%)
  • Thursday229 (14%)
  • Friday288 (17%)
  • Saturday244 (15%)
  • Sunday215 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5974 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5942 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59208 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59223 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59273 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59354 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59246 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59226 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (5.7%)
  • February115 (7%)
  • March133 (8.1%)
  • April98 (6%)
  • May143 (8.7%)
  • June150 (9.1%)
  • July125 (7.6%)
  • August135 (8.2%)
  • September159 (9.7%)
  • October173 (11%)
  • November187 (11%)
  • December135 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,099 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit301 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting169 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown71 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,127 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds302 (18%)
  • Fog or mist51 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other57 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry854 (52%)
  • Wet or damp737 (45%)
  • Frost or ice37 (2.2%)
  • Snow17 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph724 (44%)
  • 40 mph86 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph40 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph580 (35%)
  • 70 mph214 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,173 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway367 (22%)
  • Roundabout67 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,472 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist322 (14%)
  • Pedestrian219 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist118 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)84 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant61 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2%)
  • 6 to 1085 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15121 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20560 (24%)
  • 21 to 25369 (16%)
  • 26 to 35420 (18%)
  • 36 to 45333 (14%)
  • 46 to 55181 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65139 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7580 (3.4%)
  • Over 7543 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,398 (59%)
  • Passenger761 (32%)
  • Pedestrian219 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,283 (70%)
  • Motorcycle329 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes290 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach47 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle31 (1%)
  • Minibus22 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 18th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1987

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1987: 171, including 8 fatal and 55 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1171344855
2ndA508156212442
3rdA431362111043
4thA4500131172422
5thA428106143430
6thA4589127428
7thA580119623
8thA51237194121
9thA3613554311
10thA4223259013
11thA50273717
12thB4525263908
13thA4508212603
14thA5095202002
15thA5101141804
16thB526111803
17thA41101605
18thB403692004
19thA4257703
20thA50806900

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1987

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1987: 718.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1987

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1987: 252.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1987

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1987: 816.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1987, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years