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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2012, and 166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2011 (111), and casualties rose from 158.

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 2012
127
Up 14% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
166
Up 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
19% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2012

1.6% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious2419%
  • Slight10180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2716%
  • Slight13682%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 127, up 14% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 127
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (17%)
  • Wednesday21 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (17%)
  • Friday22 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.7%)
  • February15 (12%)
  • March14 (11%)
  • April13 (10%)
  • May9 (7.1%)
  • June5 (3.9%)
  • July10 (7.9%)
  • August6 (4.7%)
  • September12 (9.4%)
  • October8 (6.3%)
  • November15 (12%)
  • December9 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (69%)
  • Wet or damp37 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph63 (50%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph38 (30%)
  • 70 mph14 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (77%)
  • Roundabout17 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (11%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (9%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (3%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (16%)
  • 21 to 2521 (13%)
  • 26 to 3526 (16%)
  • 36 to 4524 (14%)
  • 46 to 5524 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.6%)
  • Over 753 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (69%)
  • Passenger33 (20%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (73%)
  • Motorcycle20 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2012, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A45 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2012: 14, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45142103
2ndA5028111103
3rdA605101410
4thA4278801
5thA4371113
6thA671001
7thB5696701
8thA145702
9thB6635701
10thA50013400
11thB6453402
12thA61162201
13thA471200
14thB5711100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2012

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2012: 26.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2012

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2012: 44.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2012

North Northamptonshire recorded 501 collisions in 2012, and 25% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2012, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2012.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years