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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2006, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2005 (218), and casualties fell from 329.

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 2006
164
Down 25% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
218
Down 34% on 2005
Fatal collisions
10
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2006

6.1% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2006 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal106.1%
  • Serious3220%
  • Slight12274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal125.5%
  • Serious4018%
  • Slight16676%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 164, down 25% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 164
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.5%)
  • February15 (9.1%)
  • March13 (7.9%)
  • April14 (8.5%)
  • May13 (7.9%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July9 (5.5%)
  • August15 (9.1%)
  • September11 (6.7%)
  • October15 (9.1%)
  • November14 (8.5%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (64%)
  • Wet or damp55 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph84 (51%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph59 (36%)
  • 70 mph16 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (83%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (12%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)
  • Cyclist11 (5%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2034 (16%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3543 (20%)
  • 36 to 4538 (17%)
  • 46 to 5526 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.8%)
  • Over 753 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (66%)
  • Passenger49 (22%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car222 (72%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2006, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2006: 26, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6263223
2ndA45172320
3rdA500191001
4thA4371504
5thB6637801
6thB6456703
7thA145701
8thB5715710
9thA6054510
10thB5693401
11thA4272300
12thA472210
13thA11100
14thA50061100
15thA5101100
16thB6621101

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2006

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2006: 36.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2006

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2006: 61.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2006

North Northamptonshire recorded 724 collisions in 2006, and 23% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2006, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years