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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2000, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (251), and casualties fell from 394.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,894 collisions in East Northamptonshire.

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

Collisions in 2000
235
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
335
Down 15% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2000

1.3% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2000 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6829%
  • Slight16470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8325%
  • Slight24974%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 235, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (11%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday44 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (12%)
  • February20 (8.5%)
  • March14 (6%)
  • April15 (6.4%)
  • May23 (9.8%)
  • June16 (6.8%)
  • July15 (6.4%)
  • August17 (7.2%)
  • September28 (12%)
  • October20 (8.5%)
  • November18 (7.7%)
  • December20 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (59%)
  • Wet or damp83 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph100 (43%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph114 (49%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (83%)
  • Roundabout19 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (70%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2055 (16%)
  • 21 to 2529 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3574 (22%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.1%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (67%)
  • Passenger76 (23%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in East Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2000: 33, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6334009
2ndA6052031010
3rdA43192717
4thA45162504
5thA5001131605
6thB645102107
7thA1481901
8thB5697901
9thB66361002
10thA4275601
11thA475801
12thB5713300
13thA50062200
14thA5101400
15thA61161200
16thB53481100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2000

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2000: 65.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2000

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2000: 91.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2000

North Northamptonshire recorded 847 collisions in 2000, and 28% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2000, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years