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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2005, and 329 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2004 (189), and casualties rose from 267.

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 2005
218
Up 15% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
329
Up 23% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2005

2.3% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2005 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious6429%
  • Slight14968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious7122%
  • Slight25377%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 218, up 15% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (10%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday44 (20%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.3%)
  • February17 (7.8%)
  • March12 (5.5%)
  • April17 (7.8%)
  • May13 (6%)
  • June21 (9.6%)
  • July16 (7.3%)
  • August18 (8.3%)
  • September18 (8.3%)
  • October26 (12%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December19 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (65%)
  • Wet or damp68 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (43%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph100 (46%)
  • 70 mph21 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (83%)
  • Roundabout20 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (21%)
  • 21 to 2540 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (67%)
  • Passenger87 (26%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car299 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2005, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A45 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2005: 26, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45263718
2ndA6232705
3rdA5001131901
4thA14101305
5thA427101703
6thA6116101513
7thA4382602
8thA6058901
9thB5718801
10thB5697701
11thA475700
12thB6454811
13thA50063501
14thA5103902
15thB53482300
16thB6632400

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2005

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2005: 52.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2005

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2005: 73.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2005

North Northamptonshire recorded 789 collisions in 2005, and 28% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years