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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2013, and 167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2012 (127), and casualties rose from 166.

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 2013
121
Down 5% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
167
Up 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2013

2.5% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2013 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious3226%
  • Slight8671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3823%
  • Slight12675%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 121, down 5% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 121
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday19 (16%)
  • Wednesday15 (12%)
  • Thursday16 (13%)
  • Friday21 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (18%)
  • Sunday17 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.8%)
  • February6 (5%)
  • March8 (6.6%)
  • April8 (6.6%)
  • May13 (11%)
  • June11 (9.1%)
  • July11 (9.1%)
  • August7 (5.8%)
  • September14 (12%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November13 (11%)
  • December10 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight81 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds94 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (63%)
  • Wet or damp41 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph59 (49%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph43 (36%)
  • 70 mph11 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (76%)
  • Roundabout13 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (65%)
  • Pedestrian21 (13%)
  • Cyclist15 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2020 (12%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3532 (19%)
  • 36 to 4520 (12%)
  • 46 to 5523 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (69%)
  • Passenger31 (19%)
  • Pedestrian21 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car182 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2013, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2013: 12, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6122010
2ndA502891100
3rdA4571103
4thA436901
5thA6056912
6thB5696801
7thA145504
8thA50015801
9thB5713601
10thB6633401
11thA4272401
12thA472302
13thA61162310
14thB6452301
15thA45001100
16thA5101100
17thB53481101

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2013

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2013: 34.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2013

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2013: 50.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2013

North Northamptonshire recorded 486 collisions in 2013, and 25% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2013, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years