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Corby road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2006, and 176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2005 (122), and casualties rose from 158.

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 2006
134
Up 10% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
176
Up 11% on 2005
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2006

1.5% of collisions in Corby in 2006 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious2922%
  • Slight10377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3419%
  • Slight14080%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2006 is highlighted, with 134, up 10% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (16%)
  • Thursday15 (11%)
  • Friday26 (19%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (13%)
  • February6 (4.5%)
  • March11 (8.2%)
  • April7 (5.2%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June11 (8.2%)
  • July14 (10%)
  • August14 (10%)
  • September11 (8.2%)
  • October5 (3.7%)
  • November16 (12%)
  • December8 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (17%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (72%)
  • Wet or damp37 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph67 (50%)
  • 40 mph37 (28%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph23 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (62%)
  • Roundabout36 (27%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (64%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2028 (16%)
  • 21 to 2530 (17%)
  • 26 to 3526 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (17%)
  • 46 to 5520 (11%)
  • 56 to 659 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.5%)
  • Over 753 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (67%)
  • Passenger38 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car187 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle16 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2006, with 29 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2006

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 2006: 28, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427283907
2ndA43132414
3rdA6014101100
4thA600381001
5thA60864602
6thA61162202
7thB64811100

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2006

Corby had 84 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2006

NN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2006: 76.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2006

North Northamptonshire recorded 724 collisions in 2006, and 19% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years