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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2015, and 161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (117), and casualties rose from 154.

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 2015
119
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
161
Up 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
36% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2015

1.7% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2015 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious4336%
  • Slight7462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4830%
  • Slight11169%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 119, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 119
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (18%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday18 (15%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.9%)
  • February6 (5%)
  • March13 (11%)
  • April9 (7.6%)
  • May7 (5.9%)
  • June12 (10%)
  • July11 (9.2%)
  • August10 (8.4%)
  • September11 (9.2%)
  • October11 (9.2%)
  • November12 (10%)
  • December10 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (75%)
  • Wet or damp30 (25%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph56 (47%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph48 (40%)
  • 70 mph6 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (79%)
  • Roundabout17 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (13%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (5%)
  • 16 to 2022 (14%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3527 (17%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5523 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (5%)
  • Over 759 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider107 (66%)
  • Passenger36 (22%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car161 (71%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2015, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A5028 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2015: 16, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5028161607
2ndA60581303
3rdB57181002
4thA4571303
5thA66801
6thB6456803
7thA434702
8thA143702
9thA50013401
10thA4272202
11thA472201
12thA5102200
13thA61162201
14thB5692200
15thB6632202
16thB53481200

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2015

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2015: 28.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2015

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2015: 44.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2015

North Northamptonshire recorded 505 collisions in 2015, and 24% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2015, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years