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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2007, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (164), and casualties rose from 218.

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 2007
162
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
219
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
5
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2007

3.1% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2007 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight12275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17580%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 162, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 162
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday32 (20%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.8%)
  • February7 (4.3%)
  • March14 (8.6%)
  • April12 (7.4%)
  • May13 (8%)
  • June9 (5.6%)
  • July14 (8.6%)
  • August13 (8%)
  • September15 (9.3%)
  • October17 (10%)
  • November25 (15%)
  • December12 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (70%)
  • Wet or damp43 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph85 (52%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph57 (35%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway131 (81%)
  • Roundabout18 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (13%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2053 (24%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3538 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5519 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.7%)
  • Over 752 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (64%)
  • Passenger54 (25%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (76%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2007, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2007: 20, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6203102
2ndA500191101
3rdB57191304
4thA4277803
5thA4371023
6thB5697701
7thA4561101
8thA6056602
9thB6456810
10thA144501
11thA611641003
12thB6633602
13thA50282402
14thB53482201
15thA471100
16thA51200

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2007

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2007: 43.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2007

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2007: 59.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2007

North Northamptonshire recorded 712 collisions in 2007, and 23% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years