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Daventry road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,232 road traffic collisions in Daventry, West Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 323 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,232
656th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,534
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
323
353 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Daventry

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious32326%
  • Slight89873%

What the data shows

  • Daventry had 153 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 217 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Daventry were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 270 children under 16 were killed or injured in Daventry, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Daventry.

Where Daventry ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
656th
Most casualties
660th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
473rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (14%)
  • Tuesday177 (14%)
  • Wednesday179 (15%)
  • Thursday212 (17%)
  • Friday199 (16%)
  • Saturday167 (14%)
  • Sunday126 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight892 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,069 (87%)
  • Roundabout130 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph35 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph817 (66%)
  • 40 mph105 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph90 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph181 (15%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds973 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (14%)
  • Fog or mist25 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant778 (51%)
  • Pedestrian273 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist237 (15%)
  • Cyclist155 (10%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Daventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Daventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Daventry peaked at 47 in 1979; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251013
20241414
20231623
20221824
20211420
20201316
20191113
20181315
20172326
20162123
20152535
20142633
20132123
20122123
20111821
20101720
20091728
20082224
20072026
20063037
20051921
20042534
20033843
20023145
20012327
20001821
19993552
19982836
19973449
19963241
19952840
19944052
19932631
19923036
19914352
19903542
19893035
19883437
19873035
19862528
19853139
19843339
19833133
19823948
19814253
19803543
19794765

Map of recent crashes in Daventry

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Daventry

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Daventry

The 24 most recent collisions in Daventry happened between 21 January 2024 and 21 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Daventry

The A45 has the most collisions in Daventry, 155 of 1,232 (13%), followed by the B4038 (144).

Collisions in Daventry on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45155201052
2ndB4038144183028
3rdA36184110032
4thA42584106320
5thB40366877018
6thB45382734011
7thA4256232505

Council area for Daventry

Daventry is in West Northamptonshire, where police recorded 53,355 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Daventry accounts for 2.3% of them.

Postcode district for Daventry

All 1,232 collisions in Daventry were in the NN11 postcode district.