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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 110 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2019, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2018 (95), and casualties rose from 127.

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 2019
110
Up 16% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
146
Up 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2019

0.9% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2019 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2422%
  • Slight8577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3121%
  • Slight11478%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 110, up 16% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 110
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (19%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday18 (16%)
  • Saturday9 (8.2%)
  • Sunday20 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (23%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (15%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.4%)
  • February10 (9.1%)
  • March6 (5.5%)
  • April6 (5.5%)
  • May11 (10%)
  • June9 (8.2%)
  • July8 (7.3%)
  • August14 (13%)
  • September11 (10%)
  • October10 (9.1%)
  • November8 (7.3%)
  • December10 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight81 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (64%)
  • Wet or damp37 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (44%)
  • 40 mph10 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph39 (35%)
  • 70 mph10 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (75%)
  • Roundabout15 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (58%)
  • Van occupant19 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2017 (12%)
  • 21 to 2512 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3539 (27%)
  • 36 to 4524 (16%)
  • 46 to 5515 (10%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider107 (73%)
  • Passenger27 (18%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (12%)
  • Motorcycle16 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2019, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A45 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2019: 12, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45121602
2ndA5028111401
3rdA4391403
4thA500181002
5thA681205
6thA60581203
7thB6457802
8thB6635601
9thA144700
10thA61163401
11thA4272201
12thB5692200

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2019

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2019: 21.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2019

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2019: 42.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2019

North Northamptonshire recorded 464 collisions in 2019, and 24% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2019, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years