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Corby road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2008, and 175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (145), and casualties fell from 192.

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 2008
139
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
175
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2008

2.2% of collisions in Corby in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.2%
  • Serious2417%
  • Slight11281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14683%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 139, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 139
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (10%)
  • Tuesday26 (19%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (14%)
  • February15 (11%)
  • March10 (7.2%)
  • April8 (5.8%)
  • May16 (12%)
  • June5 (3.6%)
  • July10 (7.2%)
  • August9 (6.5%)
  • September12 (8.6%)
  • October13 (9.4%)
  • November11 (7.9%)
  • December10 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (5.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (19%)
  • Fog or mist6 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (65%)
  • Wet or damp42 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph80 (58%)
  • 40 mph30 (22%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph23 (17%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (81%)
  • Roundabout14 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (9.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (65%)
  • Pedestrian24 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2022 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (13%)
  • 26 to 3531 (18%)
  • 36 to 4533 (19%)
  • 46 to 5527 (15%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8%)
  • 66 to 757 (4%)
  • Over 751 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider120 (69%)
  • Passenger31 (18%)
  • Pedestrian24 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car187 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2008, with 19 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2008

The A6003 had the most collisions in Corby in 2008: 18, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003182414
2ndA427151810
3rdA6014101001
4thA4391302
5thA611691402
6thB64812200
7thB6701100

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2008

Corby had 78 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2008

NN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2008: 71.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2008

North Northamptonshire recorded 699 collisions in 2008, and 20% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2008.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years