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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,313 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1997, and 1,924 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 337 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (1,218), and casualties rose from 1,794.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,313
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,924
Up 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
33
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
337
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1997

2.5% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1997 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal332.5%
  • Serious33726%
  • Slight94372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal361.9%
  • Serious44223%
  • Slight1,44675%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,313, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (12%)
  • Tuesday175 (13%)
  • Wednesday172 (13%)
  • Thursday211 (16%)
  • Friday244 (19%)
  • Saturday189 (14%)
  • Sunday162 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59178 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59179 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59139 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (7.9%)
  • February78 (5.9%)
  • March98 (7.5%)
  • April107 (8.1%)
  • May105 (8%)
  • June109 (8.3%)
  • July98 (7.5%)
  • August113 (8.6%)
  • September111 (8.5%)
  • October145 (11%)
  • November145 (11%)
  • December100 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight901 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,017 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds224 (17%)
  • Fog or mist29 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry815 (62%)
  • Wet or damp470 (36%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph655 (50%)
  • 40 mph62 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph50 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph372 (28%)
  • 70 mph174 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway969 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway203 (15%)
  • Roundabout114 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,376 (72%)
  • Pedestrian196 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist99 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)50 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1075 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1596 (5%)
  • 16 to 20321 (17%)
  • 21 to 25273 (14%)
  • 26 to 35469 (24%)
  • 36 to 45223 (12%)
  • 46 to 55197 (10%)
  • 56 to 65101 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7577 (4%)
  • Over 7540 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,148 (60%)
  • Passenger580 (30%)
  • Pedestrian196 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,942 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes184 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle131 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 34th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1997: 101, including 5 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA508101155524
2ndM1100160227
3rdA4590118416
4thA42889128223
5thA450087117113
6thA4384144328
7thA51234961110
8thA54680415
9thA50763851110
10thA50233829
11thA5095233804
12thA361193115
13thA422142414
14thA14101905
15thA508091301
16thB403191704
17thB40387800
18thB41006901
19thB452561014
20thA4255602

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1997

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1997: 600.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1997

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1997: 221.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1997

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1997: 709.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years