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Corby road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2004, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2003 (139), and casualties rose from 168.

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 2004
154
Up 11% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
208
Up 24% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2004

5.8% of collisions in Corby in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal95.8%
  • Serious2416%
  • Slight12179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal94.3%
  • Serious2713%
  • Slight17283%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2004 is highlighted, with 154, up 11% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (19%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.4%)
  • February14 (9.1%)
  • March14 (9.1%)
  • April15 (9.7%)
  • May15 (9.7%)
  • June13 (8.4%)
  • July8 (5.2%)
  • August9 (5.8%)
  • September11 (7.1%)
  • October12 (7.8%)
  • November12 (7.8%)
  • December18 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (67%)
  • Wet or damp47 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph81 (53%)
  • 40 mph24 (16%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph40 (26%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (73%)
  • Roundabout24 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (10%)
  • 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 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (64%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (10%)
  • 16 to 2030 (14%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3539 (19%)
  • 36 to 4532 (15%)
  • 46 to 5524 (12%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.8%)
  • Over 758 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider120 (58%)
  • Passenger52 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car210 (76%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2004, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2004

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 2004: 19, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427192912
2ndA6003172724
3rdA43121910
4thA601491302
5thA61166710
6thA60862310
7thB64811100
8thB6701100

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2004

Corby had 89 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2004

NN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2004: 77.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2004

North Northamptonshire recorded 807 collisions in 2004, and 19% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years