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Corby road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2002, and 210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2001 (131), and casualties rose from 176.

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 2002
158
Up 21% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
210
Up 19% on 2001
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2002

1.3% of collisions in Corby in 2002 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3220%
  • Slight12478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4320%
  • Slight16478%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2002 is highlighted, with 158, up 21% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday27 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (8.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.4%)
  • February9 (5.7%)
  • March13 (8.2%)
  • April11 (7%)
  • May13 (8.2%)
  • June14 (8.9%)
  • July10 (6.3%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October15 (9.5%)
  • November15 (9.5%)
  • December16 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (72%)
  • Wet or damp41 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph89 (56%)
  • 40 mph36 (23%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph21 (13%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (75%)
  • Roundabout25 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (57%)
  • Pedestrian42 (20%)
  • Cyclist21 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (17%)
  • 21 to 2521 (10%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (18%)
  • 46 to 5521 (10%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.8%)
  • Over 753 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (59%)
  • Passenger44 (21%)
  • Pedestrian42 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 in 2002

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2002, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2002

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 2002: 22, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427223202
2ndA6014132002
3rdA4381000
4thA600381612
5thA60866800
6thA61166904
7thB64812200
8thB6701101

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2002

Corby had 109 collisions in 2002.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2002

NN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2002: 85.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2002

North Northamptonshire recorded 803 collisions in 2002, and 20% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2002, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years