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East Northamptonshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 road traffic collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2025, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2024 (114), and casualties rose from 154.

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 2025
141
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
195
Up 27% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Northamptonshire in 2025

1.4% of collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.9% and 32% in East Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3928%
  • Slight10071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious5026%
  • Slight14373%

East Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 141, up 24% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 141
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday18 (13%)
  • Friday26 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (11%)
  • February14 (9.9%)
  • March16 (11%)
  • April6 (4.3%)
  • May14 (9.9%)
  • June7 (5%)
  • July11 (7.8%)
  • August13 (9.2%)
  • September9 (6.4%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November10 (7.1%)
  • December11 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (74%)
  • Wet or damp30 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph55 (39%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph61 (43%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (77%)
  • Roundabout21 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2020 (10%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3542 (22%)
  • 36 to 4529 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (17%)
  • 56 to 6523 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.6%)
  • Over 755 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (66%)
  • Passenger51 (26%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car181 (67%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Northamptonshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Higham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire, NN10 8NF area and Rushden Lakes, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9SD area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Northamptonshire in 2025, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in East Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A45 had the most collisions in East Northamptonshire in 2025: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Northamptonshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45182402
2ndA6151705
3rdA43101613
4thA502881002
5thA60581103
6thA50017701
7thB6456603
8thB6636612
9thA144500
10thA61163501
11thB5713401
12thA4722102
13thA4271100
14thA5101100
15thB53481100
16thB5691100

Towns in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2025

Rushden had the most collisions of any town in East Northamptonshire in 2025: 23.

Postcode districts in East Northamptonshire: crashes in 2025

NN10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Northamptonshire in 2025: 48.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2025

North Northamptonshire recorded 557 collisions in 2025, and 25% of them were in the old East Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in East Northamptonshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

East Northamptonshire road accidents in other years