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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2024, and 154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2023 (112), and casualties rose from 142.

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 2024
114
Up 2% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
154
Up 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
8
7% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2024

7% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2024 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal87%
  • Serious2320%
  • Slight8373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal106.5%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight11675%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 114, up 2% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 114
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday19 (17%)
  • Wednesday19 (17%)
  • Thursday15 (13%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (11%)
  • Sunday16 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7%)
  • February6 (5.3%)
  • March8 (7%)
  • April11 (9.6%)
  • May5 (4.4%)
  • June19 (17%)
  • July10 (8.8%)
  • August8 (7%)
  • September11 (9.6%)
  • October11 (9.6%)
  • November9 (7.9%)
  • December8 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (7.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (75%)
  • Wet or damp28 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph49 (43%)
  • 40 mph8 (7%)
  • 60 mph46 (40%)
  • 70 mph10 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway78 (68%)
  • Roundabout14 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (12%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2013 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2512 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3531 (20%)
  • 36 to 4531 (20%)
  • 46 to 5519 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.5%)
  • Over 7511 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider114 (74%)
  • Passenger28 (18%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (71%)
  • Motorcycle20 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (4.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Northamptonshire in 2024, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A45 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2024: 16, including 3 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45162331
2ndA43112322
3rdA502891100
4thA681011
5thA144412
6thA474501
7thA6054710
8thB53484400
9thB6454402
10thB6634702
11thA61163300
12thA50012201
13thB5712200
14thA4271100
15thB6621201

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2024

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2024: 21.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2024

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2024: 41.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2024

North Northamptonshire recorded 489 collisions in 2024, and 23% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2024, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2024.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years