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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,400 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1998, and 2,014 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 349 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1997 (1,313), and casualties rose from 1,924.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,400
Up 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
2,014
Up 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
25
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
349
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1998

1.8% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1998 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.8%
  • Serious34925%
  • Slight1,02673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal301.5%
  • Serious42821%
  • Slight1,55677%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,400, up 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (13%)
  • Tuesday202 (14%)
  • Wednesday195 (14%)
  • Thursday209 (15%)
  • Friday269 (19%)
  • Saturday188 (13%)
  • Sunday156 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5945 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59179 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59207 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59364 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59214 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January127 (9.1%)
  • February90 (6.4%)
  • March79 (5.6%)
  • April104 (7.4%)
  • May103 (7.4%)
  • June110 (7.9%)
  • July126 (9%)
  • August117 (8.4%)
  • September123 (8.8%)
  • October143 (10%)
  • November150 (11%)
  • December128 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,002 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit271 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,089 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds247 (18%)
  • Fog or mist22 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry860 (61%)
  • Wet or damp508 (36%)
  • Frost or ice31 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph698 (50%)
  • 40 mph64 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph54 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph390 (28%)
  • 70 mph190 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,008 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway224 (16%)
  • Roundabout144 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,423 (71%)
  • Pedestrian204 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist111 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant62 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1067 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15125 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20297 (15%)
  • 21 to 25257 (13%)
  • 26 to 35483 (24%)
  • 36 to 45314 (16%)
  • 46 to 55220 (11%)
  • 56 to 65110 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.1%)
  • Over 7544 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,241 (62%)
  • Passenger569 (28%)
  • Pedestrian204 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,154 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes161 (6%)
  • Motorcycle120 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach33 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 28th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1998: 148, including 4 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA508148209427
2ndM1108170226
3rdA428101149125
4thA450089109024
5thA4383120415
6thA4577103118
7thA5123537108
8thA54686217
9thA3612838212
10thA5076263407
11thA5095263815
12thB4525213428
13thA422194705
14thA14131913
15thA50132405
16thA508091302
17thB40387801
18thB41006703
19thM4061200
20thA42565502

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1998

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1998: 639.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1998

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1998: 204.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1998

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1998: 731.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years