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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 90 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2021, and 119 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2020 (100), and casualties rose from 118.

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 2021
90
Down 10% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
119
Up 1% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2021

3.3% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2021 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.3%
  • Serious2629%
  • Slight6168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious3025%
  • Slight8672%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 90, down 10% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 90
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (18%)
  • Tuesday11 (12%)
  • Wednesday12 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (17%)
  • Friday11 (12%)
  • Saturday16 (18%)
  • Sunday9 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (2.2%)
  • February6 (6.7%)
  • March3 (3.3%)
  • April5 (5.6%)
  • May8 (8.9%)
  • June8 (8.9%)
  • July7 (7.8%)
  • August8 (8.9%)
  • September15 (17%)
  • October10 (11%)
  • November11 (12%)
  • December7 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight67 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (79%)
  • Wet or damp18 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph39 (43%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph39 (43%)
  • 70 mph5 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (10%)
  • Roundabout6 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant73 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (16%)
  • Pedestrian11 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2012 (10%)
  • 21 to 2516 (13%)
  • 26 to 3526 (22%)
  • 36 to 4519 (16%)
  • 46 to 5510 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (17%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.5%)
  • Over 752 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (74%)
  • Passenger20 (17%)
  • Pedestrian11 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car129 (72%)
  • Motorcycle21 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Higham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire, NN10 8NF area and Irthlingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 5UQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Northamptonshire in 2021, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A45 and A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2021, with 9 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4591602
2ndA69903
3rdA4361002
4thA6056800
5thB5716702
6thB64561414
7thA50014401
8thA5103400
9thA61163301
10thA142200
11thA4272311
12thA472200
13thA50282200
14thB53482301
15thB6632300
16thB5691101

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2021

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2021: 14.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2021

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2021: 29.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2021

North Northamptonshire recorded 423 collisions in 2021, and 21% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2021.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years