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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,674 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1990, and 2,348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 391 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1989 (1,825), and casualties fell from 2,664.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,674
Down 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
2,348
Down 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
47
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
391
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1990

2.8% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal472.8%
  • Serious39123%
  • Slight1,23674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal542.3%
  • Serious52022%
  • Slight1,77476%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,674, down 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday250 (15%)
  • Tuesday226 (14%)
  • Wednesday238 (14%)
  • Thursday256 (15%)
  • Friday288 (17%)
  • Saturday232 (14%)
  • Sunday184 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5944 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59226 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59210 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59285 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59381 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59279 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59179 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January156 (9.3%)
  • February116 (6.9%)
  • March140 (8.4%)
  • April132 (7.9%)
  • May132 (7.9%)
  • June162 (9.7%)
  • July156 (9.3%)
  • August136 (8.1%)
  • September147 (8.8%)
  • October148 (8.8%)
  • November140 (8.4%)
  • December109 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,138 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit308 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting153 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown70 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,350 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,079 (64%)
  • Wet or damp564 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph754 (45%)
  • 40 mph87 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph40 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph531 (32%)
  • 70 mph261 (16%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,212 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway382 (23%)
  • Roundabout40 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,551 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist280 (12%)
  • Pedestrian221 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist107 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)74 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant50 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1091 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15113 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20513 (22%)
  • 21 to 25370 (16%)
  • 26 to 35520 (22%)
  • 36 to 45241 (10%)
  • 46 to 55190 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65111 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7587 (3.7%)
  • Over 7551 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,410 (60%)
  • Passenger717 (31%)
  • Pedestrian221 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,355 (73%)
  • Motorcycle285 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes238 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes135 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.5%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 21st most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1990

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1990: 181, including 5 fatal and 50 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1181320550
2ndA43146206941
3rdA508138196825
4thA4500135171227
5thA428114157326
6thA45100148326
7thA568100220
8thA5123527508
9thA3614367312
10thA4224167113
11thA5095363907
12thA50274012
13thA4508243133
14thB4525152218
15thB4036131903
16thA5080111101
17thB52691303
18thA418901
19thA51017801
20thB40317802

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1990

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1990: 710.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1990

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1990: 236.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1990

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1990: 821.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1990, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years