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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2022, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 41% on 2021 (90), and casualties rose from 119.

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 2022
127
Up 41% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
165
Up 39% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2022

5.5% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2022 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal75.5%
  • Serious2822%
  • Slight9272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal84.8%
  • Serious3823%
  • Slight11972%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 127, up 41% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 127
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday11 (8.7%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday33 (26%)
  • Saturday16 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (5.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February12 (9.4%)
  • March7 (5.5%)
  • April12 (9.4%)
  • May5 (3.9%)
  • June11 (8.7%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August4 (3.1%)
  • September13 (10%)
  • October7 (5.5%)
  • November15 (12%)
  • December13 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (69%)
  • Wet or damp35 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph58 (46%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph45 (35%)
  • 70 mph9 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (12%)
  • Cyclist15 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2028 (17%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3526 (16%)
  • 36 to 4531 (19%)
  • 46 to 5527 (16%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.5%)
  • Over 753 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider120 (73%)
  • Passenger32 (19%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car172 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (11%)
  • Motorcycle20 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2022, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A45 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2022: 17, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45172321
2ndA6101303
3rdA60581303
4thA146802
5thA50286601
6thA435611
7thA50015811
8thB6454510
9thA4273502
10thA473402
11thB5693400
12thB6632200
13thA5101200
14thA61161110
15thB5711201
16thB6621201

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2022

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2022: 27.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2022

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2022: 47.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2022

North Northamptonshire recorded 482 collisions in 2022, and 26% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2022, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years