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Corby road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 77 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2018, and 99 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (85), and casualties fell from 100.

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 2018
77
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
99
Down 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2018

None of the collisions in Corby in 2018 were fatal and 31% were serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2431%
  • Slight5369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2424%
  • Slight7576%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2018 is highlighted, with 77, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 77
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (19%)
  • Tuesday16 (21%)
  • Wednesday7 (9.1%)
  • Thursday12 (16%)
  • Friday15 (19%)
  • Saturday8 (10%)
  • Sunday4 (5.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (13%)
  • February6 (7.8%)
  • March8 (10%)
  • April4 (5.2%)
  • May9 (12%)
  • June6 (7.8%)
  • July4 (5.2%)
  • August5 (6.5%)
  • September5 (6.5%)
  • October4 (5.2%)
  • November8 (10%)
  • December8 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight49 (64%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds65 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry59 (77%)
  • Wet or damp17 (22%)
  • Snow1 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph45 (58%)
  • 40 mph18 (23%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (10%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway62 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (13%)
  • Roundabout5 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant51 (52%)
  • Cyclist14 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (14%)
  • Pedestrian13 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1%)
  • Van occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2%)
  • 6 to 103 (3%)
  • 11 to 155 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2016 (16%)
  • 21 to 257 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3530 (30%)
  • 36 to 4514 (14%)
  • 46 to 5510 (10%)
  • 56 to 657 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (3%)
  • Over 752 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (67%)
  • Passenger20 (20%)
  • Pedestrian13 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car98 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle13 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2018, with 19 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2018

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 2018: 7, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4277804
2ndA600351000
3rdA60865600
4thA434600
5thA60144601
6thA43001300
7thA61161100

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2018

Corby had 55 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2018

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2018: 40.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2018

North Northamptonshire recorded 442 collisions in 2018, and 17% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years