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Corby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,726 road traffic collisions in Corby from 1979 to 2025, and 8,657 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 141 were fatal and 1,918 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 100 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (85), and casualties rose from 102 to 113.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
6,726
Casualties
8,657
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
141
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
100
Up 18% on 2024

Crash severity in Corby

2.1% of collisions in Corby from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1412.1%
  • Serious1,91829%
  • Slight4,66769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1561.8%
  • Serious2,30527%
  • Slight6,19672%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. In 2025 there were 100, up 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 100
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025100113
202485102
20238498
202284105
20218299
20206984
20198298
20187799
201785100
201693120
201590107
201486111
20137999
201286109
201194125
2010113145
2009139198
2008139175
2007145192
2006134176
2005122158
2004154208
2003139168
2002158210
2001131176
2000137190
1999150200
1998146188
1997158223
1996151225
1995146208
1994175244
1993161199
1992172226
1991197264
1990231313
1989211270
1988244336
1987213270
1986206247
1985219264
1984223268
1983154195
1982197245
1981176203
1980195236
1979214268

When and where crashes happen in Corby

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday969 (14%)
  • Tuesday948 (14%)
  • Wednesday911 (14%)
  • Thursday1,051 (16%)
  • Friday1,167 (17%)
  • Saturday966 (14%)
  • Sunday714 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59258 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59165 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59766 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59788 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,178 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,796 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,111 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59664 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January575 (8.5%)
  • February476 (7.1%)
  • March501 (7.4%)
  • April509 (7.6%)
  • May550 (8.2%)
  • June559 (8.3%)
  • July539 (8%)
  • August557 (8.3%)
  • September611 (9.1%)
  • October583 (8.7%)
  • November693 (10%)
  • December573 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,581 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,599 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting329 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown173 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit44 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,315 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds871 (13%)
  • Fog or mist112 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds96 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds65 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds46 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.2%)
  • Other170 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry4,348 (65%)
  • Wet or damp2,151 (32%)
  • Frost or ice181 (2.7%)
  • Snow42 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph98 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph3,849 (57%)
  • 40 mph1,343 (20%)
  • 50 mph92 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph1,178 (18%)
  • 70 mph166 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,006 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway873 (13%)
  • Roundabout785 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Corby

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant4,341 (50%)
  • Pedestrian1,659 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist1,106 (13%)
  • Cyclist798 (9.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant305 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant157 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant105 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)87 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant49 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5322 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10558 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15648 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 201,497 (17%)
  • 21 to 251,064 (12%)
  • 26 to 351,534 (18%)
  • 36 to 451,143 (13%)
  • 46 to 55837 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 65543 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75310 (3.6%)
  • Over 75196 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider4,929 (57%)
  • Passenger2,069 (24%)
  • Pedestrian1,659 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car7,930 (68%)
  • Motorcycle1,151 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle817 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car602 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes430 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes427 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach188 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle82 (0.7%)
  • Minibus66 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)29 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Corby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Corby

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Corby

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Corby, with 476 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby from 1979 to 2025: 935, including 29 fatal and 266 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4279351,22229266
2ndA600351478218155
3rdA4344367522140
4thA611641054811165
5thA60143955238101
6thA6086110142228
7thB64814559011
8thB6703136012
9thA4300111622
10thA4281301
11thA50141100
12thA5081100
13thA61861101

Towns in Corby

Corby had 4,560 collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Postcode districts in Corby

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby from 1979 to 2025: 3,204.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts

North Northamptonshire recorded 36,605 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 18% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby

Of the latest 24 crashes in Corby, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity