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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,825 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1989, and 2,664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 481 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (1,616), and casualties rose from 2,258.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,825
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
2,664
Up 18% on 1988
Fatal collisions
55
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
481
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1989

3% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1989 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal553%
  • Serious48126%
  • Slight1,28971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal642.4%
  • Serious65825%
  • Slight1,94273%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,825, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday233 (13%)
  • Tuesday263 (14%)
  • Wednesday242 (13%)
  • Thursday293 (16%)
  • Friday300 (16%)
  • Saturday247 (14%)
  • Sunday247 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59260 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59249 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59273 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59434 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59290 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59204 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January134 (7.3%)
  • February152 (8.3%)
  • March135 (7.4%)
  • April142 (7.8%)
  • May159 (8.7%)
  • June154 (8.4%)
  • July136 (7.5%)
  • August154 (8.4%)
  • September132 (7.2%)
  • October175 (9.6%)
  • November201 (11%)
  • December151 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,238 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit327 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting177 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown74 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,409 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds261 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist34 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,092 (60%)
  • Wet or damp690 (38%)
  • Frost or ice38 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph807 (44%)
  • 40 mph80 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph54 (3%)
  • 60 mph619 (34%)
  • 70 mph264 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,275 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway418 (23%)
  • Roundabout89 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,734 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist293 (11%)
  • Pedestrian247 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist129 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)74 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant71 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 583 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1094 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15145 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20521 (20%)
  • 21 to 25485 (18%)
  • 26 to 35531 (20%)
  • 36 to 45351 (13%)
  • 46 to 55192 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65133 (5%)
  • 66 to 7586 (3.2%)
  • Over 7543 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,535 (58%)
  • Passenger882 (33%)
  • Pedestrian247 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,545 (73%)
  • Motorcycle304 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes275 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes151 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach43 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle24 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (0.5%)
  • Minibus18 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 17th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1989

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1989: 186, including 4 fatal and 52 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1186343452
2ndA508171222342
3rdA43162287736
4thA45132190630
5thA4500117159129
6thA428107153426
7thA569104721
8thA4224770411
9thA5123386007
10thA3613151310
11thA50315108
12thA5095304719
13thA4508264119
14thB4525223006
15thB4031132515
16thB403891003
17thB52691100
18thA4181203
19thA4257801
20thA51017701

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1989

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1989: 773.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1989

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1989: 284.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1989

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1989: 890.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years