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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 527 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2011, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2010 (579), and casualties fell from 766.

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

Collisions in 2011
527
Down 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
704
Down 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2011

1.5% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2011 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious11422%
  • Slight40577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious12818%
  • Slight56881%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 527, down 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 527
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (16%)
  • Thursday90 (17%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.5%)
  • February44 (8.3%)
  • March38 (7.2%)
  • April36 (6.8%)
  • May51 (9.7%)
  • June36 (6.8%)
  • July47 (8.9%)
  • August39 (7.4%)
  • September37 (7%)
  • October39 (7.4%)
  • November61 (12%)
  • December54 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (69%)
  • Wet or damp154 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph270 (51%)
  • 40 mph56 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph144 (27%)
  • 70 mph42 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (13%)
  • Roundabout56 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (66%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist49 (7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6%)
  • 16 to 2099 (14%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (18%)
  • 36 to 45124 (18%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6558 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (66%)
  • Passenger158 (22%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (77%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 82nd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2011

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2011, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A43 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2011: 39, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA433959112
2ndA6003314205
3rdA509304508
4thA4272534010
5thA45222739
6thA14202603
7thA6162603
8thB573151703
9thA5028121703
10thA4300111613
11thA5193111101
12thA512891500
13thA60591211
14thA690091102
15thA500181000
16thA60148902
17thB5717802
18thA45006801
19thA611661013
20thB56961101

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2011

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2011: 81.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2011

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2011: 93.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2011

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2011: 175.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years