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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2020, and 118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2019 (110), and casualties fell from 146.

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 2020
100
Down 9% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
118
Down 19% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2020

1% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2020 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2424%
  • Slight7575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3025%
  • Slight8774%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 100, down 9% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (12%)
  • Tuesday13 (13%)
  • Wednesday16 (16%)
  • Thursday17 (17%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (17%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (11%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March6 (6%)
  • April4 (4%)
  • May8 (8%)
  • June5 (5%)
  • July13 (13%)
  • August9 (9%)
  • September7 (7%)
  • October9 (9%)
  • November11 (11%)
  • December6 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Other6 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (70%)
  • Wet or damp30 (30%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (57%)
  • 40 mph3 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph32 (32%)
  • 70 mph7 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (9%)
  • Roundabout9 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant60 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (16%)
  • Cyclist17 (14%)
  • Pedestrian13 (11%)
  • Van occupant9 (7.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 208 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3526 (22%)
  • 36 to 4519 (16%)
  • 46 to 5520 (17%)
  • 56 to 6512 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (8.5%)
  • Over 756 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider90 (76%)
  • Passenger15 (13%)
  • Pedestrian13 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car127 (68%)
  • Motorcycle20 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2020, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A5001 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2020: 8, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50018802
2ndA147803
3rdA4361002
4thA456701
5thA50286601
6thB6455802
7thA61164500
8thB5694400
9thB6634400
10thA6053510
11thB5713301
12thA4272202
13thA62200
14thB53481101

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2020

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2020: 30.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2020

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2020: 40.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2020

North Northamptonshire recorded 393 collisions in 2020, and 25% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2020, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2020.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years