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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 724 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2006, and 961 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (789), and casualties fell from 1,105.

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

Collisions in 2006
724
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
961
Down 13% on 2005
Fatal collisions
27
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2006

3.7% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2006 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal273.7%
  • Serious14720%
  • Slight55076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal303.1%
  • Serious17118%
  • Slight76079%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 724, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 in 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (15%)
  • Tuesday108 (15%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (13%)
  • Friday128 (18%)
  • Saturday113 (16%)
  • Sunday75 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.8%)
  • February52 (7.2%)
  • March61 (8.4%)
  • April51 (7%)
  • May62 (8.6%)
  • June62 (8.6%)
  • July59 (8.1%)
  • August50 (6.9%)
  • September58 (8%)
  • October52 (7.2%)
  • November78 (11%)
  • December75 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds587 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry482 (67%)
  • Wet or damp226 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph366 (51%)
  • 40 mph61 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph215 (30%)
  • 70 mph64 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway559 (77%)
  • Roundabout85 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant655 (68%)
  • Pedestrian104 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist57 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20155 (16%)
  • 21 to 25122 (13%)
  • 26 to 35173 (18%)
  • 36 to 45159 (17%)
  • 46 to 55103 (11%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.1%)
  • Over 7529 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider639 (66%)
  • Passenger218 (23%)
  • Pedestrian104 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,024 (76%)
  • Motorcycle98 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 78th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2006

Corby West, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2006, with 29 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A43 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2006: 46, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA434675315
2ndA6425644
3rdA45415834
4thA4273760111
5thA6003324019
6thA509314122
7thA14263303
8thB573162216
9thA5128152105
10thB571131811
11thA4300121303
12thA5193111300
13thA6098111202
14thB569111311
15thA6014101100
16thA500191001
17thA69009902
18thA450081411
19thA51071201
20thB6637801

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2006

Wellingborough had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2006: 91.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2006

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2006: 125.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2006

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2006: 220.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years