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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2004, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (202), and casualties fell from 293.

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 2004
189
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
267
Down 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
23% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2004

1.1% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2004 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4323%
  • Slight14476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4818%
  • Slight21781%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 189, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (19%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (12%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (13%)
  • February13 (6.9%)
  • March12 (6.3%)
  • April20 (11%)
  • May13 (6.9%)
  • June18 (9.5%)
  • July14 (7.4%)
  • August13 (6.9%)
  • September15 (7.9%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November16 (8.5%)
  • December10 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (63%)
  • Wet or damp60 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.7%)
  • Mud2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (45%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph81 (43%)
  • 70 mph15 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (81%)
  • Roundabout21 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (76%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3%)
  • 6 to 108 (3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2046 (17%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (64%)
  • Passenger67 (25%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2004, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2004: 31, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6314203
2ndA45263714
3rdA43111802
4thA5001111301
5thA145702
6thA4275603
7thA6055600
8thA611651101
9thB5715502
10thB6635902
11thB6453500
12thA472601
13thA50061100
14thA5101201
15thB5691100
16thB6621100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2004

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2004: 41.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2004

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2004: 65.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2004

North Northamptonshire recorded 807 collisions in 2004, and 23% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2004, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2004.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years