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North Northamptonshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 36,605 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025, and 49,441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 873 were fatal and 10,764 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 557 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (489), and casualties rose from 642 to 705.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
36,605
Joint 70th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49,441
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
873
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
557
Up 14% on 2024

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire

2.4% of collisions in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal8732.4%
  • Serious10,76429%
  • Slight24,96868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal9922%
  • Serious13,51327%
  • Slight34,93671%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. In 2025 there were 557, up 14% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 557
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025557705
2024489642
2023484634
2022482605
2021423549
2020393475
2019464585
2018442655
2017435545
2016456674
2015505644
2014538687
2013486642
2012501658
2011527704
2010579766
2009651879
2008699921
2007712964
2006724961
20057891,105
20048071,108
20037911,100
20028031,130
20017571,057
20008471,185
19998841,272
19988211,147
19978971,282
19968681,261
19958311,164
19948881,209
19938211,098
19928711,169
19919391,280
19901,0921,539
19891,1351,576
19881,1411,562
19871,1201,518
19861,1801,550
19851,1321,459
19841,1791,494
19839391,248
19821,1801,589
19811,0781,418
19801,1341,496
19791,1341,530

When and where crashes happen in North Northamptonshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,138 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,207 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,374 (15%)
  • Thursday5,367 (15%)
  • Friday6,321 (17%)
  • Saturday5,140 (14%)
  • Sunday4,058 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,356 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59743 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,732 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,241 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,272 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,681 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,617 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,050 (8.3%)
  • February2,634 (7.2%)
  • March2,753 (7.5%)
  • April2,706 (7.4%)
  • May3,011 (8.2%)
  • June2,951 (8.1%)
  • July3,045 (8.3%)
  • August2,875 (7.9%)
  • September3,231 (8.8%)
  • October3,349 (9.1%)
  • November3,691 (10%)
  • December3,309 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight25,568 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,564 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,299 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown900 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit274 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds28,850 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,814 (13%)
  • Fog or mist638 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds581 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds330 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds279 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds53 (0.1%)
  • Other789 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded271 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry22,966 (63%)
  • Wet or damp12,063 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1,233 (3.4%)
  • Snow265 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep47 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel21 (0.1%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph258 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph19,807 (54%)
  • 40 mph2,964 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph346 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph10,915 (30%)
  • 70 mph2,311 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29,335 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway3,405 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout2,694 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1,048 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded123 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant29,403 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist6,641 (13%)
  • Pedestrian6,430 (13%)
  • Cyclist3,400 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant1,321 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)703 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant555 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant521 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant192 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant165 (0.3%)
  • Other43 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded67 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,213 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 102,172 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 153,395 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 209,961 (20%)
  • 21 to 256,255 (13%)
  • 26 to 358,876 (18%)
  • 36 to 456,564 (13%)
  • 46 to 554,696 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 653,155 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 751,851 (3.7%)
  • Over 751,262 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30,612 (62%)
  • Passenger12,399 (25%)
  • Pedestrian6,430 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car47,583 (71%)
  • Motorcycle6,734 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle3,473 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,189 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,144 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car995 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach651 (1%)
  • Other vehicle484 (0.7%)
  • Minibus231 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)80 (0.1%)
  • Other110 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Northamptonshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Northamptonshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the joint 70th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
Joint 70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
67thHammersmith and Fulham38,52343,6933025,763
68thWestmorland and Furness38,50353,5899798,796
69thSalford37,87751,6535334,913
70thNorth Northamptonshire (this area)36,60549,44187310,764
70thStockport36,60547,6544104,420
72ndSouthampton36,38444,2083436,828
73rdNorth Lanarkshire36,24948,5637138,598

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire, with 607 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,056, including 75 fatal and 992 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63,0564,24275992
2ndA432,2863,478114736
3rdA451,8062,65787547
4thA5091,7462,49238543
5thA60031,5572,22034424
6thA4271,3731,87752435
7thA6059101,43844357
8thA148591,24326191
9thA5108021,12722272
10thA430068186712137
11thA611661187125235
12thB5736038469174
13thB5716017908184
14thB56957076314171
15thA512853364310100
16thA5193482586287
17thA6900452551498
18thA50014195229105
19thA60143965248101
20thA45003415151293

Towns in North Northamptonshire

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 5,284.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 6,234.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions from 1979 to 2025: 10,816.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

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