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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,616 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1988, and 2,258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 407 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (1,646), and casualties fell from 2,378.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,616
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
2,258
Down 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
45
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
407
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1988

2.8% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal452.8%
  • Serious40725%
  • Slight1,16472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal482.1%
  • Serious52023%
  • Slight1,69075%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,616, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday221 (14%)
  • Tuesday200 (12%)
  • Wednesday223 (14%)
  • Thursday243 (15%)
  • Friday282 (17%)
  • Saturday248 (15%)
  • Sunday199 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59222 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59203 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59258 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59372 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59281 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59180 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January141 (8.7%)
  • February121 (7.5%)
  • March123 (7.6%)
  • April97 (6%)
  • May123 (7.6%)
  • June115 (7.1%)
  • July164 (10%)
  • August156 (9.7%)
  • September129 (8%)
  • October148 (9.2%)
  • November172 (11%)
  • December127 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,083 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit313 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting143 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown69 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,220 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds256 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist34 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry923 (57%)
  • Wet or damp660 (41%)
  • Frost or ice27 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph740 (46%)
  • 40 mph63 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph63 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph520 (32%)
  • 70 mph227 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,145 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway354 (22%)
  • Roundabout80 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,398 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist290 (13%)
  • Pedestrian224 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist129 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant53 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1085 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15116 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20505 (22%)
  • 21 to 25387 (17%)
  • 26 to 35426 (19%)
  • 36 to 45264 (12%)
  • 46 to 55178 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65124 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7576 (3.4%)
  • Over 7543 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,316 (58%)
  • Passenger718 (32%)
  • Pedestrian224 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,229 (72%)
  • Motorcycle292 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes207 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach55 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (0.8%)
  • Minibus22 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle22 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 21st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1988

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1988: 161, including 5 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1161238539
2ndA4500144205432
3rdA508130190530
4thA43122188828
5thA428112168327
6thA45104143130
7thA51236170014
8thA55578216
9thA3614159121
10thA4223250210
11thA4508303908
12thA502534012
13thB4525172416
14thA5095151904
15thA41102106
16thB4036101203
17thB526101704
18thA4257811
19thA51016702
20thB40386600

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1988

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1988: 732.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1988

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1988: 269.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1988

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1988: 848.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1988, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years