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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 112 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2023, and 142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2022 (127), and casualties fell from 165.

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 2023
112
Down 12% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
142
Down 14% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
19% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2023

5.4% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.4%
  • Serious2119%
  • Slight8576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.9%
  • Serious2417%
  • Slight11178%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 112, down 12% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 112
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (12%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday19 (17%)
  • Thursday18 (16%)
  • Friday18 (16%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.9%)
  • February11 (9.8%)
  • March12 (11%)
  • April8 (7.1%)
  • May16 (14%)
  • June7 (6.3%)
  • July9 (8%)
  • August6 (5.4%)
  • September6 (5.4%)
  • October8 (7.1%)
  • November12 (11%)
  • December7 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (68%)
  • Wet or damp31 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph46 (41%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph40 (36%)
  • 70 mph11 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (15%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (65%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2015 (11%)
  • 21 to 2510 (7%)
  • 26 to 3528 (20%)
  • 36 to 4522 (15%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (9.2%)
  • Over 7511 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider105 (74%)
  • Passenger20 (14%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car145 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle13 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2023, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A6 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2023: 14, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6142003
2ndA45111723
3rdA605101012
4thA1471021
5thA435501
6thA50285603
7thB5694600
8thA473501
9thA50013301
10thB5713401
11thB6453410
12thB6633400
13thA61162200
14thB53481101

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2023

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2023: 22.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2023

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2023: 38.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2023

North Northamptonshire recorded 484 collisions in 2023, and 23% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2023, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years