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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 538 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2014, and 687 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2013 (486), and casualties rose from 642.

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

Collisions in 2014
538
Up 11% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
687
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2014

1.9% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious9417%
  • Slight43481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious10515%
  • Slight57083%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 538, up 11% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 538
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (18%)
  • Tuesday67 (12%)
  • Wednesday86 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (11%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.7%)
  • February39 (7.2%)
  • March42 (7.8%)
  • April23 (4.3%)
  • May50 (9.3%)
  • June43 (8%)
  • July49 (9.1%)
  • August41 (7.6%)
  • September42 (7.8%)
  • October53 (9.9%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December54 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (69%)
  • Wet or damp160 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph286 (53%)
  • 40 mph66 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph130 (24%)
  • 70 mph36 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (73%)
  • Roundabout62 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (63%)
  • Pedestrian94 (14%)
  • Cyclist70 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (11%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (19%)
  • 36 to 45100 (15%)
  • 46 to 5595 (14%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (64%)
  • Passenger155 (23%)
  • Pedestrian94 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car778 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle60 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 78th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2014

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area and Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2014, with 27 collisions each.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A6003 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2014: 31, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003314011
2ndA427283727
3rdA43283819
4thA45283816
5thA509202304
6thA6202622
7thA14172302
8thA5193131604
9thA4300121501
10thB573111202
11thA5028101601
12thA6098101400
13thB57181004
14thA512871100
15thA601471001
16thB5767702
17thA45006700
18thA69006701
19thB5696702
20thA6055700

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2014

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2014: 93.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2014

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2014: 90.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2014

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2014: 191.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years