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Corby road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2009, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2008, and casualties rose from 175.

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 2009
139
Level with 2008
Casualties in 2009
198
Up 13% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2009

2.2% of collisions in Corby in 2009 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.2%
  • Serious3122%
  • Slight10576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4121%
  • Slight15478%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2009 is highlighted, with 139, level with 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (10%)
  • Tuesday16 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (21%)
  • Thursday18 (13%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (17%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (6.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (2.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.4%)
  • February10 (7.2%)
  • March8 (5.8%)
  • April14 (10%)
  • May6 (4.3%)
  • June12 (8.6%)
  • July7 (5%)
  • August9 (6.5%)
  • September14 (10%)
  • October16 (12%)
  • November19 (14%)
  • December11 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (17%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (66%)
  • Wet or damp40 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph67 (48%)
  • 40 mph43 (31%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph22 (16%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (11%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (63%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2032 (16%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3544 (22%)
  • 36 to 4531 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (15%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (4%)
  • Over 754 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (55%)
  • Passenger64 (32%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (76%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2009, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2009

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 2009: 17, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427172915
2ndA6003142615
3rdA6014132202
4thA4381200
5thA61165601
6thA60864501
7thA5081100
8thB64811101

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2009

Corby had 84 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2009

NN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2009: 66.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2009

North Northamptonshire recorded 651 collisions in 2009, and 21% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2009, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2009.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years