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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 712 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2007, and 964 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2006 (724), and casualties rose from 961.

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

Collisions in 2007
712
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
964
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
26
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2007

3.7% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2007 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal263.7%
  • Serious14621%
  • Slight54076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal303.1%
  • Serious16417%
  • Slight77080%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 712, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (17%)
  • Friday112 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (12%)
  • Sunday94 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.9%)
  • February39 (5.5%)
  • March59 (8.3%)
  • April63 (8.8%)
  • May45 (6.3%)
  • June41 (5.8%)
  • July69 (9.7%)
  • August49 (6.9%)
  • September66 (9.3%)
  • October77 (11%)
  • November89 (13%)
  • December59 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds606 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry486 (68%)
  • Wet or damp203 (29%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph368 (52%)
  • 40 mph66 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph198 (28%)
  • 70 mph58 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway553 (78%)
  • Roundabout73 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant663 (69%)
  • Pedestrian107 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist48 (5%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20175 (18%)
  • 21 to 25113 (12%)
  • 26 to 35168 (17%)
  • 36 to 45152 (16%)
  • 46 to 55100 (10%)
  • 56 to 6570 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider608 (63%)
  • Passenger249 (26%)
  • Pedestrian107 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,032 (78%)
  • Motorcycle90 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 71st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2007

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2007, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A6003 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2007: 40, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003405827
2ndA43324747
3rdA45325324
4thA509324106
5thA6324917
6thA427273928
7thA4300243516
8thB571202806
9thB573203208
10thA14192213
11thA6900131412
12thA6014121401
13thA510111622
14thB569111501
15thA500191101
16thA519381403
17thA51287700
18thA611671504
19thA6056602
20thA609861200

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2007

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2007: 104.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2007

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2007: 127.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2007

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2007: 213.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years