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Corby road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 84 road traffic collisions in Corby in 2023, and 98 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2022, and casualties fell from 105.

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 2023
84
Level with 2022
Casualties in 2023
98
Down 7% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Corby in 2023

None of the collisions in Corby in 2023 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 2.1% and 29% in Corby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1821%
  • Slight6679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1818%
  • Slight8082%

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 244 in 1988. 2023 is highlighted, with 84, level with 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 84
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (11%)
  • Tuesday11 (13%)
  • Wednesday8 (9.5%)
  • Thursday12 (14%)
  • Friday21 (25%)
  • Saturday11 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (9.5%)
  • February5 (6%)
  • March7 (8.3%)
  • April11 (13%)
  • May5 (6%)
  • June6 (7.1%)
  • July3 (3.6%)
  • August7 (8.3%)
  • September13 (15%)
  • October4 (4.8%)
  • November9 (11%)
  • December6 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight59 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (12%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (73%)
  • Wet or damp20 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (6%)
  • 30 mph45 (54%)
  • 40 mph21 (25%)
  • 60 mph13 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (14%)
  • Roundabout8 (9.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Corby in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant49 (50%)
  • Pedestrian13 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (12%)
  • Cyclist10 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (4.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (7.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (16%)
  • 16 to 2010 (10%)
  • 21 to 255 (5.1%)
  • 26 to 3519 (19%)
  • 36 to 4519 (19%)
  • 46 to 5512 (12%)
  • 56 to 6510 (10%)
  • 66 to 754 (4.1%)
  • Over 752 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (67%)
  • Passenger19 (19%)
  • Pedestrian13 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car106 (68%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (5.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Corby in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Corby in 2023, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Corby with the most crashes in 2023

The A427 had the most collisions in Corby in 2023: 12, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Corby, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427121404
2ndA436700
3rdA60866702
4thA60034400
5thA60143500
6thB64812201
7thA43001300
8thA61161200
9thB6701100

Towns in Corby: crashes in 2023

Corby had 53 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Corby: crashes in 2023

NN17 and NN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Corby in 2023, with 40 each.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2023

North Northamptonshire recorded 484 collisions in 2023, and 17% of them were in the old Corby district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Corby in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Corby in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Corby road accidents in other years