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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 651 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2009, and 879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (699), and casualties fell from 921.

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

Collisions in 2009
651
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
879
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
14
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2009

2.2% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2009 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious14222%
  • Slight49576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious17220%
  • Slight69279%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 651, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (13%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.1%)
  • February48 (7.4%)
  • March36 (5.5%)
  • April51 (7.8%)
  • May51 (7.8%)
  • June53 (8.1%)
  • July48 (7.4%)
  • August53 (8.1%)
  • September64 (9.8%)
  • October55 (8.4%)
  • November75 (12%)
  • December58 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds542 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (68%)
  • Wet or damp179 (27%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.8%)
  • Snow11 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph333 (51%)
  • 40 mph69 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph175 (27%)
  • 70 mph62 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (12%)
  • Roundabout52 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant595 (68%)
  • Pedestrian93 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20176 (20%)
  • 21 to 2597 (11%)
  • 26 to 35143 (16%)
  • 36 to 45151 (17%)
  • 46 to 55111 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider559 (64%)
  • Passenger227 (26%)
  • Pedestrian93 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car950 (77%)
  • Motorcycle81 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Northamptonshire ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 74th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2009

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2009, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A14 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2009: 36, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143655110
2ndA43345215
3rdA45304238
4thA509304804
5thA6293616
6thA60032748210
7thA427243616
8thA4300192412
9thA6014132202
10thB573121702
11thA6900111401
12thA510101405
13thA5128101300
14thA605101403
15thA6116101403
16thB569101301
17thA60988902
18thB57181702
19thA50017800
20thA519371002

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2009

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2009: 101.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2009

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2009: 85.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2009

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2009: 207.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2009, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years