Daventry road traffic accidents
Daventry recorded 653 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 835 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 128 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 7% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 128
- Casualties
- 835
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 128
- Casualties
- 835
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Daventry
Roads in Daventry
Postcode districts in Daventry
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Daventry
Road collision statistics for Daventry
Collisions recorded
653
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
835
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
128
21.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Daventry
Collisions in Daventry are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19% of the total), with 28.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
78.9% of recorded collisions in Daventry happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Daventry have produced 835 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.3% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 71 collisions, Monday 87 collisions, Tuesday 95 collisions, Wednesday 92 collisions, Thursday 105 collisions, Friday 124 collisions, Saturday 79 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 468 collisions, Darkness 185 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 515 collisions, Roundabout 121 collisions, Dual carriageway 8 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 5 mph 1 collisions, 20 mph 36 collisions, 30 mph 440 collisions, 40 mph 107 collisions, 50 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 63 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 528 collisions, Raining no high winds 89 collisions, Other 18 collisions, Fog or mist 7 collisions, Snowing no high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 530 casualties, Passenger 177 casualties, Pedestrian 128 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 13 of 653 accidents
Accident 199934ND00248
SlightAccident 199934ND00226
SlightAccident 199934ND00210
SlightAccident 199934ND00172
SlightAccident 199934ND00142
SlightAccident 199934ND00084
SeriousAccident 199934ND00094
SlightAccident 199934ND00066
SlightAccident 199934ND00052
SlightAccident 199934ND00037
SeriousAccident 199934ND00029
SlightAccident 199934ND00011
SeriousAccident 199934ND00005
SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Daventry
How many road accidents have there been in Daventry?
653 collisions have been recorded in Daventry in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 835 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Daventry were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 128 were serious — 21.1% of all recorded collisions in Daventry resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Daventry?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Daventry, accounting for 19% of them, and 28.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Daventry happen on?
78.9% of collisions in Daventry are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Daventry?
Pedestrians make up 15.3% of the 835 casualties recorded in Daventry.
Is road safety in Daventry getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Daventry rose 7% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Daventry come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Daventry cover 1999 to 2025.