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East Northamptonshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,894 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025, and 12,396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 261 were fatal and 2,885 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 141 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (114), and casualties rose from 154 to 195.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
8,894
Casualties
12,396
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
261
2.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
141
Up 24% on 2024

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire

2.9% of collisions in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2612.9%
  • Serious2,88532%
  • Slight5,74865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3052.5%
  • Serious3,71730%
  • Slight8,37468%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. In 2025 there were 141, up 24% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 141
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025141195
2024114154
2023112142
2022127165
202190119
2020100118
2019110146
201895127
2017100124
2016113215
2015119161
2014117154
2013121167
2012127166
2011111158
2010122171
2009153196
2008182237
2007162219
2006164218
2005218329
2004189267
2003202293
2002190279
2001206284
2000235335
1999251394
1998198276
1997235340
1996209316
1995196287
1994229321
1993217312
1992220315
1991223318
1990235350
1989286413
1988244336
1987265383
1986296402
1985302387
1984315422
1983222294
1982284390
1981257334
1980236313
1979254354

When and where crashes happen in East Northamptonshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,193 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,226 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,254 (14%)
  • Thursday1,290 (15%)
  • Friday1,548 (17%)
  • Saturday1,325 (15%)
  • Sunday1,058 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59357 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59169 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,245 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,223 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,478 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,113 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,403 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59906 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January743 (8.4%)
  • February638 (7.2%)
  • March678 (7.6%)
  • April635 (7.1%)
  • May738 (8.3%)
  • June750 (8.4%)
  • July725 (8.2%)
  • August720 (8.1%)
  • September806 (9.1%)
  • October836 (9.4%)
  • November859 (9.7%)
  • December766 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,201 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,250 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,133 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown223 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit87 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,044 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,096 (12%)
  • Fog or mist176 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds153 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds79 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds72 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other206 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded62 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,572 (63%)
  • Wet or damp2,888 (32%)
  • Frost or ice354 (4%)
  • Snow60 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep12 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph42 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph4,160 (47%)
  • 40 mph355 (4%)
  • 50 mph79 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph3,831 (43%)
  • 70 mph426 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,556 (85%)
  • Roundabout577 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway437 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road301 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,659 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist1,689 (14%)
  • Pedestrian1,297 (10%)
  • Cyclist758 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant409 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)276 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant116 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant80 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant53 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5245 (2%)
  • 6 to 10503 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15793 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 202,630 (21%)
  • 21 to 251,522 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,209 (18%)
  • 36 to 451,635 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,180 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 65817 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75514 (4.1%)
  • Over 75333 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,002 (65%)
  • Passenger3,097 (25%)
  • Pedestrian1,297 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car11,458 (70%)
  • Motorcycle1,707 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,048 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes933 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle779 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle124 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach109 (0.7%)
  • Minibus55 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car50 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle22 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Northamptonshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Northamptonshire

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 East Northamptonshire

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire, with 406 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,270, including 30 fatal and 383 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61,2701,68330383
2ndA6059111,44144358
3rdA4563991633184
4thA4350084230201
5thA50014165189104
6thB663272363593
7thB569243301370
8thB571215286366
9thA427206263574
10thA61162003221469
11thA604195301682
12thA14182267654
13thA5028148177236
14thB6451352051247
15thA47126210650
16thA51055106319
17thB53485564215
18thA5006354707
19thB6622731014
20thA181502

Towns in East Northamptonshire

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,166.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,147.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts

North Northamptonshire recorded 36,605 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 24% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

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