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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,441 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1991, and 2,025 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 298 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1990 (1,674), and casualties fell from 2,348.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,441
Down 14% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
2,025
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
34
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
298
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1991

2.4% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal342.4%
  • Serious29821%
  • Slight1,10977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal391.9%
  • Serious38419%
  • Slight1,60279%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,441, down 14% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday220 (15%)
  • Tuesday216 (15%)
  • Wednesday165 (11%)
  • Thursday205 (14%)
  • Friday258 (18%)
  • Saturday214 (15%)
  • Sunday163 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59212 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59217 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59232 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59325 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January139 (9.6%)
  • February106 (7.4%)
  • March119 (8.3%)
  • April114 (7.9%)
  • May105 (7.3%)
  • June115 (8%)
  • July113 (7.8%)
  • August118 (8.2%)
  • September132 (9.2%)
  • October119 (8.3%)
  • November151 (10%)
  • December110 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,004 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown93 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,126 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist35 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry882 (61%)
  • Wet or damp485 (34%)
  • Frost or ice61 (4.2%)
  • Snow12 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph643 (45%)
  • 40 mph81 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph30 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph460 (32%)
  • 70 mph227 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway986 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway328 (23%)
  • Roundabout92 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,310 (65%)
  • Pedestrian225 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist172 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist108 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant85 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)54 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1098 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1586 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20401 (20%)
  • 21 to 25316 (16%)
  • 26 to 35407 (20%)
  • 36 to 45276 (14%)
  • 46 to 55156 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65106 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7586 (4.2%)
  • Over 7536 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,199 (59%)
  • Passenger601 (30%)
  • Pedestrian225 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,036 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes215 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle171 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes164 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.2%)
  • Minibus17 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 23rd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1991

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1991: 148, including 1 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1148256133
2ndA508124182420
3rdA428123173314
4thA4500100128315
5thA4399156426
6thA4589123317
7thA55579310
8thA5123476525
9thA361314618
10thA422304819
11thA4508202405
12thA50182003
13thA5095161702
14thB4038121603
15thB4031111212
16thB4525112023
17thA4257703
18thA51016901
19thB40365601
20thB45385902

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1991

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1991: 619.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1991

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1991: 209.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1991

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1991: 714.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1991, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years