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Corby road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2001, and 176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (137), and casualties fell from 190.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 6,726 collisions in Corby.

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

Collisions in 2001
131
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
176
Down 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Corby in 2001 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3023%
  • Slight10076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3419%
  • Slight14180%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2001 is highlighted, with 131, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (18%)
  • Friday26 (20%)
  • Saturday12 (9.2%)
  • Sunday12 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (6.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.4%)
  • February10 (7.6%)
  • March8 (6.1%)
  • April8 (6.1%)
  • May15 (11%)
  • June13 (9.9%)
  • July11 (8.4%)
  • August13 (9.9%)
  • September7 (5.3%)
  • October12 (9.2%)
  • November12 (9.2%)
  • December11 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (63%)
  • Wet or damp41 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (6.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph61 (47%)
  • 40 mph33 (25%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph26 (20%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (79%)
  • Roundabout18 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (63%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (10%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2025 (14%)
  • 21 to 2522 (13%)
  • 26 to 3532 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (18%)
  • 46 to 5515 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 658 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.5%)
  • Over 757 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (59%)
  • Passenger52 (30%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car181 (74%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Corby in 2001

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2001, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2001

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 2001: 16, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427161913
2ndA6003111103
3rdA6014101402
4thA611691404
5thA437900
6thA608661002
7thB6701200

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2001

Corby had 89 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2001

NN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2001: 66.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2001

North Northamptonshire recorded 757 collisions in 2001, and 17% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years