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Corby road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 85 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2017, and 100 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2016 (93), and casualties fell from 120.

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 2017
85
Down 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
100
Down 17% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2017

3.5% of collisions in Corby in 2017 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.5%
  • Serious2125%
  • Slight6172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33%
  • Serious2323%
  • Slight7474%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 85, down 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 85
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (16%)
  • Tuesday14 (16%)
  • Wednesday14 (16%)
  • Thursday11 (13%)
  • Friday14 (16%)
  • Saturday9 (11%)
  • Sunday9 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.9%)
  • February5 (5.9%)
  • March10 (12%)
  • April6 (7.1%)
  • May9 (11%)
  • June10 (12%)
  • July9 (11%)
  • August7 (8.2%)
  • September9 (11%)
  • October3 (3.5%)
  • November8 (9.4%)
  • December4 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight55 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds72 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (73%)
  • Wet or damp22 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph54 (64%)
  • 40 mph12 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (75%)
  • Roundabout12 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant46 (46%)
  • Pedestrian22 (22%)
  • Cyclist16 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (10%)
  • Van occupant4 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (5%)
  • 11 to 156 (6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (15%)
  • 21 to 2516 (16%)
  • 26 to 3518 (18%)
  • 36 to 4515 (15%)
  • 46 to 5513 (13%)
  • 56 to 654 (4%)
  • 66 to 753 (3%)
  • Over 753 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61 (61%)
  • Pedestrian22 (22%)
  • Passenger17 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car109 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (10%)
  • Motorcycle13 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2017, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2017

The A427 and A6003 had the most collisions in Corby in 2017, with 7 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4277703
2ndA600371001
3rdA435614
4thA60144402
5thA61164600
6thA60862201
7thA4281301
8thA43001110
9thB64811100

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2017

Corby had 59 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2017

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2017: 57.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2017

North Northamptonshire recorded 435 collisions in 2017, and 20% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2017, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2017.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years