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B4538 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 30 collisions on the B4538 from 1979 to 2016, with 38 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 11 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B4538 was on 29 January 2016.

Collisions since 1979
30
4,903rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
38
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
11
13 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
29 Jan 2016
Busiest year
1991
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B4538

None of the 30 collisions on the B4538 were fatal, and 37% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2016

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1137%
  • Slight1963%

Where the B4538 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,903rd
Most casualties
4,903rd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,550th

B4538 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4538 peaked at 5 in 1991, and none have been recorded since 2016.

Collisions and casualties on the B4538, 1979 to 2016

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201611
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200500
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199900
199811
199700
199600
199500
199434
199311
199233
199159
199011
198900
198811
198711
198612
198511
198411
198322
198235
198122
198022
197911

When crashes happen on the B4538

Monday has the most collisions on the B4538 (7), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (12).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (23%)
  • Tuesday4 (13%)
  • Wednesday2 (6.7%)
  • Thursday4 (13%)
  • Friday5 (17%)
  • Saturday5 (17%)
  • Sunday3 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am1 (3.3%)
  • 9am to noon4 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm12 (40%)
  • 3pm to 6pm8 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm2 (6.7%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (13%)
  • February4 (13%)
  • March3 (10%)
  • May2 (6.7%)
  • June1 (3.3%)
  • July1 (3.3%)
  • August2 (6.7%)
  • September2 (6.7%)
  • October3 (10%)
  • November5 (17%)
  • December3 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight25 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4538 crashes

On the B4538, 53% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph16 (53%)
  • 50 mph11 (37%)
  • 60 mph3 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds24 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry21 (70%)
  • Wet or damp9 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway28 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4538 crashes

Car occupants make up 39% of the people killed or injured on the B4538, followed by motorcyclists (24%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (24%)
  • Pedestrian7 (18%)
  • Cyclist6 (16%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (2.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car32 (64%)
  • Motorcycle9 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (4%)
  • Minibus1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 101 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (13%)
  • 16 to 2010 (26%)
  • 21 to 253 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 358 (21%)
  • 36 to 455 (13%)
  • 46 to 551 (2.6%)
  • 56 to 652 (5.3%)
  • Over 752 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider24 (63%)
  • Passenger7 (18%)
  • Pedestrian7 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B4538

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B4538

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4538 crashes by council area

Of the 30 collisions on the B4538, 27 were in West Northamptonshire.

Collisions on the B4538 in each area, 1979 to 2016
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Northamptonshire2734011

B4538 crashes by town

Of the 30 collisions on the B4538, 27 were in the built-up area of Daventry.

Latest recorded crashes on the B4538

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B4538, from 23 September 1982 to 29 January 2016.

Severity