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Corby road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 69 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2020, and 84 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2019 (82), and casualties fell from 98.

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 2020
69
Down 16% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
84
Down 14% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2020

2.9% of collisions in Corby in 2020 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.9%
  • Serious1725%
  • Slight5072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.4%
  • Serious2226%
  • Slight6071%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2020 is highlighted, with 69, down 16% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 69
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (17%)
  • Tuesday9 (13%)
  • Wednesday8 (12%)
  • Thursday12 (17%)
  • Friday8 (12%)
  • Saturday14 (20%)
  • Sunday6 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (2.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (12%)
  • February9 (13%)
  • March4 (5.8%)
  • April2 (2.9%)
  • May4 (5.8%)
  • June5 (7.2%)
  • July3 (4.3%)
  • August8 (12%)
  • September2 (2.9%)
  • October11 (16%)
  • November8 (12%)
  • December5 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight49 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (10%)
  • Other7 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry48 (70%)
  • Wet or damp21 (30%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph36 (52%)
  • 40 mph21 (30%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway44 (64%)
  • Roundabout12 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant46 (55%)
  • Pedestrian15 (18%)
  • Cyclist11 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (3.6%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 153 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 209 (11%)
  • 21 to 253 (3.6%)
  • 26 to 3522 (26%)
  • 36 to 4515 (18%)
  • 46 to 5511 (13%)
  • 56 to 657 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 754 (4.8%)
  • Over 754 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider52 (62%)
  • Passenger17 (20%)
  • Pedestrian15 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car88 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle3 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Lloyds & Corby Village, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1UT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2020, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2020

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 2020: 12, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427121503
2ndA435500
3rdA60145912
4thA60864401
5thA60033501
6thA43002310
7thA61162202
8thB6701100

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2020

Corby had 41 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2020

NN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2020: 33.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2020

North Northamptonshire recorded 393 collisions in 2020, and 18% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2020, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years