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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,415 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1999, and 2,074 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 321 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (1,400), and casualties rose from 2,014.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,415
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,074
Up 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
32
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
321
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 1999

2.3% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1999 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322.3%
  • Serious32123%
  • Slight1,06275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal361.7%
  • Serious40620%
  • Slight1,63279%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,415, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (14%)
  • Tuesday200 (14%)
  • Wednesday218 (15%)
  • Thursday209 (15%)
  • Friday244 (17%)
  • Saturday197 (14%)
  • Sunday153 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59219 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59185 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59246 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59357 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59209 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (8.1%)
  • February100 (7.1%)
  • March107 (7.6%)
  • April120 (8.5%)
  • May88 (6.2%)
  • June132 (9.3%)
  • July119 (8.4%)
  • August130 (9.2%)
  • September136 (9.6%)
  • October112 (7.9%)
  • November142 (10%)
  • December114 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,028 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit254 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,097 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds250 (18%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded40 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry900 (64%)
  • Wet or damp468 (33%)
  • Frost or ice33 (2.3%)
  • Mud5 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph661 (47%)
  • 40 mph83 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph54 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph423 (30%)
  • 70 mph182 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,021 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway224 (16%)
  • Roundabout142 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,483 (72%)
  • Pedestrian172 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist99 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)57 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant57 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2%)
  • 6 to 1079 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15129 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20347 (17%)
  • 21 to 25247 (12%)
  • 26 to 35492 (24%)
  • 36 to 45323 (16%)
  • 46 to 55201 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 65112 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7563 (3%)
  • Over 7540 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,313 (63%)
  • Passenger589 (28%)
  • Pedestrian172 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,055 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes182 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle134 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach35 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 27th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
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 1999

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 1999: 128, including 3 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA508128202327
2ndA43100172616
3rdA4593136125
4thA42890120014
5thM188141319
6thA450076105118
7thA5123617917
8thA5477329
9thA5076284208
10thA361275527
11thA4222454210
12thA50234029
13thA5095192202
14thB4525193414
15thA14142313
16thB410091304
17thB5267801
18thA42566704
19thA50806601
20thB403161002

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1999

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 1999: 604.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 1999

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 1999: 194.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 1999

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 1999: 729.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 1999, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years