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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2003, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2002 (190), and casualties rose from 279.

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 2003
202
Up 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
293
Up 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2003

4.5% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2003 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.5%
  • Serious5326%
  • Slight14069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious6823%
  • Slight21674%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 202, up 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday38 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (13%)
  • February16 (7.9%)
  • March19 (9.4%)
  • April14 (6.9%)
  • May12 (5.9%)
  • June24 (12%)
  • July18 (8.9%)
  • August16 (7.9%)
  • September18 (8.9%)
  • October13 (6.4%)
  • November14 (6.9%)
  • December12 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (72%)
  • Wet or damp46 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph90 (45%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph84 (42%)
  • 70 mph16 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (84%)
  • Roundabout20 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (70%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2058 (20%)
  • 21 to 2534 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (18%)
  • 36 to 4561 (21%)
  • 46 to 5524 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (64%)
  • Passenger69 (24%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.7%)
  • 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 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2003, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2003: 24, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6243604
2ndA605182725
3rdA45152026
4thA43112015
5thA6116101323
6thB57181201
7thA1471002
8thB5697812
9thA4276802
10thA50016800
11thB6635601
12thA50062301
13thB6452310
14thA5101101

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2003

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2003: 44.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2003

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2003: 63.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2003

North Northamptonshire recorded 791 collisions in 2003, and 26% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2003, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2003.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years