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Corby road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 82 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2021, and 99 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2020 (69), and casualties rose from 84.

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 2021
82
Up 19% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
99
Up 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2021

2.4% of collisions in Corby in 2021 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.4%
  • Serious2935%
  • Slight5162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33%
  • Serious3131%
  • Slight6566%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2021 is highlighted, with 82, up 19% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 82
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (23%)
  • Wednesday8 (9.8%)
  • Thursday11 (13%)
  • Friday11 (13%)
  • Saturday12 (15%)
  • Sunday9 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (6.1%)
  • February4 (4.9%)
  • March6 (7.3%)
  • April10 (12%)
  • May6 (7.3%)
  • June4 (4.9%)
  • July11 (13%)
  • August6 (7.3%)
  • September7 (8.5%)
  • October6 (7.3%)
  • November8 (9.8%)
  • December9 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight53 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds69 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry60 (73%)
  • Wet or damp19 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph40 (49%)
  • 40 mph24 (29%)
  • 50 mph6 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (13%)
  • Roundabout7 (8.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant52 (53%)
  • Cyclist18 (18%)
  • Pedestrian13 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (11%)
  • Van occupant2 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3%)
  • 6 to 102 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 208 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2518 (18%)
  • 26 to 3520 (20%)
  • 36 to 459 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5515 (15%)
  • 56 to 657 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 754 (4%)
  • Over 755 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider68 (69%)
  • Passenger18 (18%)
  • Pedestrian13 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car105 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (12%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2021, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2021

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 2021: 16, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427161822
2ndA60037903
3rdA60866804
4thA61164601
5thA432200
6thA60142201
7thA43001100
8thA61861101

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2021

Corby had 55 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2021

NN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2021: 43.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2021

North Northamptonshire recorded 423 collisions in 2021, and 19% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years