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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 807 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2004, and 1,108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (791), and casualties rose from 1,100.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,605 collisions in North Northamptonshire.

Collisions in 2004
807
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,108
Up 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
18
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2004

2.2% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2004 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious16020%
  • Slight62978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious18417%
  • Slight90682%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 807, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (15%)
  • Tuesday127 (16%)
  • Wednesday113 (14%)
  • Thursday108 (13%)
  • Friday127 (16%)
  • Saturday108 (13%)
  • Sunday100 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (11%)
  • February57 (7.1%)
  • March63 (7.8%)
  • April73 (9%)
  • May76 (9.4%)
  • June78 (9.7%)
  • July60 (7.4%)
  • August61 (7.6%)
  • September55 (6.8%)
  • October67 (8.3%)
  • November66 (8.2%)
  • December63 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight575 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds665 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry532 (66%)
  • Wet or damp234 (29%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.9%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Mud5 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph401 (50%)
  • 40 mph60 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph265 (33%)
  • 70 mph71 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway621 (77%)
  • Roundabout101 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant785 (71%)
  • Pedestrian127 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist44 (4%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20200 (18%)
  • 21 to 25118 (11%)
  • 26 to 35240 (22%)
  • 36 to 45165 (15%)
  • 46 to 55109 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.1%)
  • Over 7528 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider700 (63%)
  • Passenger281 (25%)
  • Pedestrian127 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,140 (76%)
  • Motorcycle96 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 79th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2004

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2004, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A43 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2004: 53, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43537338
2ndA6527118
3rdA455186211
4thA6003405927
5thA14365903
6thA509304405
7thA427284115
8thA5193172002
9thB573172405
10thA4300151602
11thA6900131601
12thB571121602
13thA5001111301
14thA6116111811
15thA5128101100
16thA51091302
17thA601491302
18thB56971111
19thA450061103
20thA6055600

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2004

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2004: 97.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2004

NN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2004: 133.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2004

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2004: 248.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years