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Corby road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2005, and 158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2004 (154), and casualties fell from 208.

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 2005
122
Down 21% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
158
Down 24% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2005

2.5% of collisions in Corby in 2005 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious2924%
  • Slight9074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight12076%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 122, down 21% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 122
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (19%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (16%)
  • Thursday8 (6.6%)
  • Friday31 (25%)
  • Saturday11 (9%)
  • Sunday10 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599 (7.4%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.7%)
  • February13 (11%)
  • March4 (3.3%)
  • April10 (8.2%)
  • May5 (4.1%)
  • June10 (8.2%)
  • July11 (9%)
  • August13 (11%)
  • September7 (5.7%)
  • October11 (9%)
  • November18 (15%)
  • December13 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (54%)
  • Wet or damp47 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.9%)
  • Snow3 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (54%)
  • 40 mph27 (22%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph27 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (71%)
  • Roundabout20 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant83 (53%)
  • Pedestrian27 (17%)
  • Cyclist21 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (11%)
  • 16 to 2029 (18%)
  • 21 to 2525 (16%)
  • 26 to 3524 (15%)
  • 36 to 4529 (18%)
  • 46 to 5516 (10%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.9%)
  • Over 752 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider94 (59%)
  • Passenger37 (23%)
  • Pedestrian27 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car135 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle14 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2005, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2005

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 2005: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427192905
2ndA6003151811
3rdA6014121413
4thA611671404
5thA433601
6thA60862302
7thB6701101

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2005

Corby had 77 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2005

NN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2005: 58.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2005

North Northamptonshire recorded 789 collisions in 2005, and 15% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years