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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2016, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2015 (119), and casualties rose from 161.

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 2016
113
Down 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
215
Up 34% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2016

3.5% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2016 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.5%
  • Serious3228%
  • Slight7768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4923%
  • Slight16275%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 113, down 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (16%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (19%)
  • Friday17 (15%)
  • Saturday17 (15%)
  • Sunday10 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (12%)
  • February6 (5.3%)
  • March11 (9.7%)
  • April7 (6.2%)
  • May9 (8%)
  • June7 (6.2%)
  • July15 (13%)
  • August11 (9.7%)
  • September12 (11%)
  • October7 (6.2%)
  • November4 (3.5%)
  • December11 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (68%)
  • Wet or damp33 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph46 (41%)
  • 40 mph11 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph49 (43%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (83%)
  • Roundabout9 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (41%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (28%)
  • 16 to 2017 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (15%)
  • 36 to 4520 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5527 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.7%)
  • Over 755 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (50%)
  • Passenger89 (41%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car134 (64%)
  • Motorcycle22 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Higham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire, NN10 8AX area and Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Northamptonshire in 2016, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A5028 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2016: 15, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5028151804
2ndA605132203
3rdA691702
4thA4581715
5thA50017703
6thA434701
7thA4273300
8thA473401
9thB6453811
10thA142210
11thB5712202
12thB6632401
13thA61161400
14thB5691100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2016

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2016: 28.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2016

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2016: 41.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2016

North Northamptonshire recorded 456 collisions in 2016, and 25% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2016, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2016.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years