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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2010, and 766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2009 (651), and casualties fell from 879.

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

Collisions in 2010
579
Down 11% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
766
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
13
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2010

2.2% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious10117%
  • Slight46580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious10914%
  • Slight64484%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 579, down 11% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 579
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (17%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday80 (14%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday86 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.6%)
  • February39 (6.7%)
  • March37 (6.4%)
  • April37 (6.4%)
  • May58 (10%)
  • June57 (9.8%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August48 (8.3%)
  • September44 (7.6%)
  • October54 (9.3%)
  • November51 (8.8%)
  • December43 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds491 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (65%)
  • Wet or damp154 (27%)
  • Frost or ice29 (5%)
  • Snow18 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph308 (53%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph163 (28%)
  • 70 mph57 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway449 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (12%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant502 (66%)
  • Pedestrian100 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20136 (18%)
  • 21 to 2582 (11%)
  • 26 to 35132 (17%)
  • 36 to 45130 (17%)
  • 46 to 5590 (12%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.2%)
  • Over 7522 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (64%)
  • Passenger176 (23%)
  • Pedestrian100 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car771 (74%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 79th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2010

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2010, with 38 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A6003 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2010: 36, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003364814
2ndA43324915
3rdA14304103
4thA452836210
5thA509263413
6thA427212712
7thA6214425
8thA4300192114
9thA6900121302
10thA5193111102
11thA6014111401
12thA605101201
13thB571101204
14thA51081003
15thA60987901
16thA60866711
17thA61166700
18thB5736902
19thA50015701
20thA50285611

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2010

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2010: 100.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2010

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2010: 94.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2010

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2010: 188.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2010, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years