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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,390 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1993, and 1,944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 321 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1992 (1,356), and casualties rose from 1,902.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,390
Up 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,944
Up 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
27
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
321
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1993

1.9% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1993 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271.9%
  • Serious32123%
  • Slight1,04275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.4%
  • Serious38820%
  • Slight1,52979%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,390, up 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday178 (13%)
  • Tuesday216 (16%)
  • Wednesday222 (16%)
  • Thursday217 (16%)
  • Friday235 (17%)
  • Saturday175 (13%)
  • Sunday147 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59206 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59194 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59233 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59362 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59214 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (8.3%)
  • February97 (7%)
  • March117 (8.4%)
  • April104 (7.5%)
  • May94 (6.8%)
  • June108 (7.8%)
  • July106 (7.6%)
  • August110 (7.9%)
  • September128 (9.2%)
  • October134 (9.6%)
  • November139 (10%)
  • December138 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,002 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown89 (6.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,040 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds244 (18%)
  • Fog or mist25 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry841 (61%)
  • Wet or damp513 (37%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph693 (50%)
  • 40 mph65 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph35 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph404 (29%)
  • 70 mph193 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway998 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway248 (18%)
  • Roundabout122 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,374 (71%)
  • Pedestrian199 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist121 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1086 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15109 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20345 (18%)
  • 21 to 25287 (15%)
  • 26 to 35393 (20%)
  • 36 to 45264 (14%)
  • 46 to 55173 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65114 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7570 (3.6%)
  • Over 7543 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,162 (60%)
  • Passenger583 (30%)
  • Pedestrian199 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,139 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes171 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle145 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 25th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1993

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1993: 129, including 4 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1129237431
2ndA508120171330
3rdA4500102119121
4thA4590119513
5thA42888124119
6thA4386128126
7thA5123577218
8thA5558317
9thA5095314318
10thA422182603
11thA50172706
12thB4525152615
13thA361141804
14thA5076132114
15thB4031101913
16thA45089901
17thB52691311
18thA508081301
19thM4081302
20thA510171002

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1993

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1993: 628.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1993

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1993: 198.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1993

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1993: 724.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1993, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years