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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,273 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1995, and 1,801 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 356 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1994 (1,308), and casualties fell from 1,847.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,273
Down 3% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,801
Down 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
27
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
356
28% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1995

2.1% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1995 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.1%
  • Serious35628%
  • Slight89070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal311.7%
  • Serious46026%
  • Slight1,31073%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,273, down 3% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday186 (15%)
  • Tuesday182 (14%)
  • Wednesday190 (15%)
  • Thursday219 (17%)
  • Friday192 (15%)
  • Saturday171 (13%)
  • Sunday133 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59173 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59213 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59315 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (6.9%)
  • February79 (6.2%)
  • March118 (9.3%)
  • April81 (6.4%)
  • May88 (6.9%)
  • June112 (8.8%)
  • July102 (8%)
  • August107 (8.4%)
  • September134 (11%)
  • October121 (9.5%)
  • November133 (10%)
  • December110 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight856 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit291 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,009 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds193 (15%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry817 (64%)
  • Wet or damp410 (32%)
  • Frost or ice38 (3%)
  • Snow7 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph665 (52%)
  • 40 mph55 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph30 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph348 (27%)
  • 70 mph175 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway911 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway216 (17%)
  • Roundabout125 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,203 (67%)
  • Pedestrian213 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist118 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1066 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1597 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20324 (18%)
  • 21 to 25278 (15%)
  • 26 to 35423 (23%)
  • 36 to 45219 (12%)
  • 46 to 55154 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6589 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.4%)
  • Over 7541 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,116 (62%)
  • Passenger472 (26%)
  • Pedestrian213 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,842 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes168 (7%)
  • Motorcycle129 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 32nd most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1995

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1995: 115, including 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA508115155029
2ndA450097128127
3rdA4583116022
4thM181132328
5thA42880114227
6thA4379120720
7thA51235464013
8thA54066117
9thA5076273108
10thA50213016
11thA361203436
12thA5095192407
13thA14162706
14thB4525121601
15thA42291403
16thA4258902
17thB403881002
18thA510171002
19thA45016902
20thB403161503

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1995

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1995: 622.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1995

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1995: 210.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1995

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1995: 720.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1995, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years