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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2008, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2007 (162), and casualties rose from 219.

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 2008
182
Up 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
237
Up 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2008

4.4% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.4%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight14379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.2%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight18879%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 182, up 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 182
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (19%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday37 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (9.9%)
  • Sunday15 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (10%)
  • February18 (9.9%)
  • March10 (5.5%)
  • April18 (9.9%)
  • May17 (9.3%)
  • June24 (13%)
  • July9 (4.9%)
  • August15 (8.2%)
  • September14 (7.7%)
  • October15 (8.2%)
  • November7 (3.8%)
  • December16 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (69%)
  • Wet or damp46 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph78 (43%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph76 (42%)
  • 70 mph15 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (17%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (17%)
  • 46 to 5524 (10%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.5%)
  • Over 7512 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (70%)
  • Passenger53 (22%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2008, with 25 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2008: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6333907
2ndA45202812
3rdA5001111402
4thA4391411
5thA60591212
6thA611661012
7thB6456811
8thA145511
9thA4275600
10thB5695500
11thA474611
12thB6633301
13thB6622301
14thA50281200
15thA5101200
16thB53481100
17thB5711100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2008

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2008: 42.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2008

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2008: 68.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2008

North Northamptonshire recorded 699 collisions in 2008, and 26% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years