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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2011, and 158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2010 (122), and casualties fell from 171.

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 2011
111
Down 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
158
Down 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2011

2.7% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2011 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.7%
  • Serious2926%
  • Slight7971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3422%
  • Slight12177%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 111, down 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 111
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (20%)
  • Tuesday17 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (16%)
  • Thursday17 (15%)
  • Friday12 (11%)
  • Saturday13 (12%)
  • Sunday12 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (6.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.1%)
  • February5 (4.5%)
  • March8 (7.2%)
  • April10 (9%)
  • May11 (9.9%)
  • June14 (13%)
  • July10 (9%)
  • August11 (9.9%)
  • September5 (4.5%)
  • October6 (5.4%)
  • November14 (13%)
  • December8 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (66%)
  • Wet or damp34 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (45%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph51 (46%)
  • 70 mph6 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (85%)
  • Roundabout8 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2032 (20%)
  • 21 to 2520 (13%)
  • 26 to 3527 (17%)
  • 36 to 4522 (14%)
  • 46 to 5516 (10%)
  • 56 to 6516 (10%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.8%)
  • Over 753 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (65%)
  • Passenger39 (25%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (76%)
  • Motorcycle20 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 and the 9 busiest accident hotspots in East Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

Accident hotspots in East Northamptonshire in 2011

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2011, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A5028 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2011: 11, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5028111603
2ndA60591211
3rdA4581005
4thA500181000
5thA4371713
6thA65602
7thB6635903
8thA4273503
9thB5693700
10thA142300
11thB6452200
12thA471110
13thA61161101
14thB5711100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2011

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2011: 24.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2011

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2011: 37.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2011

North Northamptonshire recorded 527 collisions in 2011, and 21% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years