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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,308 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1994, and 1,847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 340 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1993 (1,390), and casualties fell from 1,944.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,308
Down 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,847
Down 5% on 1993
Fatal collisions
23
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
340
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1994

1.8% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1994 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious34026%
  • Slight94572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.4%
  • Serious43524%
  • Slight1,38775%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,308, down 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (15%)
  • Tuesday186 (14%)
  • Wednesday175 (13%)
  • Thursday193 (15%)
  • Friday235 (18%)
  • Saturday193 (15%)
  • Sunday134 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59226 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59218 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (7.9%)
  • February100 (7.6%)
  • March114 (8.7%)
  • April93 (7.1%)
  • May111 (8.5%)
  • June107 (8.2%)
  • July92 (7%)
  • August107 (8.2%)
  • September91 (7%)
  • October116 (8.9%)
  • November121 (9.3%)
  • December153 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight903 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit273 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit82 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown43 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,032 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (14%)
  • Fog or mist26 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded47 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry834 (64%)
  • Wet or damp435 (33%)
  • Frost or ice35 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph647 (49%)
  • 40 mph58 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph26 (2%)
  • 60 mph376 (29%)
  • 70 mph200 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway923 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway244 (19%)
  • Roundabout112 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,266 (69%)
  • Pedestrian200 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist107 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1099 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1583 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20286 (15%)
  • 21 to 25251 (14%)
  • 26 to 35409 (22%)
  • 36 to 45260 (14%)
  • 46 to 55174 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65111 (6%)
  • 66 to 7581 (4.4%)
  • Over 7541 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,118 (61%)
  • Passenger529 (29%)
  • Pedestrian200 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,997 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes162 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle140 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 35th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1994

The A4500 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1994: 107, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500107135116
2ndM1104215232
3rdA508102141120
4thA4396135329
5thA4586112219
6thA42880114126
7thA51237289116
8thA54361113
9thA50182718
10thA5076182607
11thA5095152005
12thA361141806
13thB526131923
14thA422121917
15thB4525122615
16thA4258901
17thM4081101
18thA508071001
19thB40317802
20thB403671103

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1994

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1994: 609.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1994

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1994: 200.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1994

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1994: 700.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1994, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years