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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 95 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2018, and 127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (100), and casualties rose from 124.

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 2018
95
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
127
Up 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2018

1.1% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2018 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious2425%
  • Slight7074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3124%
  • Slight9575%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 95, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 95
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (18%)
  • Wednesday14 (15%)
  • Thursday12 (13%)
  • Friday14 (15%)
  • Saturday12 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (12%)
  • February7 (7.4%)
  • March6 (6.3%)
  • April11 (12%)
  • May11 (12%)
  • June7 (7.4%)
  • July9 (9.5%)
  • August4 (4.2%)
  • September7 (7.4%)
  • October6 (6.3%)
  • November12 (13%)
  • December4 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (3.2%)
  • Other4 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (75%)
  • Wet or damp18 (19%)
  • Frost or ice6 (6.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph48 (51%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph37 (39%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (81%)
  • Roundabout10 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (56%)
  • Pedestrian18 (14%)
  • Cyclist16 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2015 (12%)
  • 21 to 2517 (13%)
  • 26 to 3515 (12%)
  • 36 to 4524 (19%)
  • 46 to 5519 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (13%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.7%)
  • Over 755 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider83 (65%)
  • Passenger26 (20%)
  • Pedestrian18 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car126 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (7%)
  • Motorcycle12 (6.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2018, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A5028 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2018: 10, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5028101003
2ndA4581101
3rdA50017701
4thA60571212
5thA4361002
6thB64561003
7thA65701
8thB5715701
9thB6632300
10thA141100
11thA4271100
12thB53481100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2018

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2018: 23.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2018

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2018: 34.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2018

North Northamptonshire recorded 442 collisions in 2018, and 21% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 16 December 2018.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years