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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2017, and 124 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (113), and casualties fell from 215.

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 2017
100
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
124
Down 42% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2017

1% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2017 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2929%
  • Slight7070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3125%
  • Slight9274%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 100, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 100
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (10%)
  • Tuesday15 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (17%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (12%)
  • February14 (14%)
  • March7 (7%)
  • April5 (5%)
  • May11 (11%)
  • June3 (3%)
  • July10 (10%)
  • August4 (4%)
  • September11 (11%)
  • October6 (6%)
  • November10 (10%)
  • December7 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (73%)
  • Wet or damp26 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2%)
  • 30 mph39 (39%)
  • 40 mph5 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph47 (47%)
  • 70 mph6 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (75%)
  • Roundabout13 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (16%)
  • Pedestrian17 (14%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (4%)
  • 16 to 2012 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2518 (15%)
  • 26 to 3528 (23%)
  • 36 to 4517 (14%)
  • 46 to 5513 (10%)
  • 56 to 6510 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (6.5%)
  • Over 754 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (68%)
  • Passenger23 (19%)
  • Pedestrian17 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car126 (71%)
  • Motorcycle20 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in East Northamptonshire in 2017

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2017, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A5028 and A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2017, with 9 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50289913
2ndA69905
3rdA4581302
4thA611671001
5thA6056702
6thB6635501
7thB5694601
8thA143501
9thA4273402
10thA433301
11thB6453401
12thA50012202
13thA471200
14thA5101201
15thB5711200
16thB6621101

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2017

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2017: 21.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2017

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2017: 34.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2017

North Northamptonshire recorded 435 collisions in 2017, and 23% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2017, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2017.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years