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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2001, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2000 (235), and casualties fell from 335.

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 2001
206
Down 12% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
284
Down 15% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2001

2.9% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2001 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious5828%
  • Slight14269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious7225%
  • Slight20673%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 206, down 12% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (12%)
  • February15 (7.3%)
  • March17 (8.3%)
  • April15 (7.3%)
  • May14 (6.8%)
  • June13 (6.3%)
  • July17 (8.3%)
  • August12 (5.8%)
  • September20 (9.7%)
  • October20 (9.7%)
  • November18 (8.7%)
  • December21 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (55%)
  • Wet or damp70 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (7.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph88 (43%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph97 (47%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (68%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2056 (20%)
  • 21 to 2529 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (22%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.3%)
  • Over 757 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (69%)
  • Passenger62 (22%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 in 2001

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2001, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2001: 23, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6233016
2ndA6051829010
3rdA43162104
4thA45121713
5thA5001121611
6thB645101411
7thB663101101
8thB56981300
9thA611671303
10thA1461203
11thA4275612
12thA50062200
13thA5102401
14thA161101
15thA5921100
16thA6(M)1300
17thA661101
18thB5711100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2001

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2001: 49.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2001

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2001: 69.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2001

North Northamptonshire recorded 757 collisions in 2001, and 27% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years