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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2016, and 674 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (505), and casualties rose from 644.

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

Collisions in 2016
456
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
674
Up 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2016

2.2% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious10122%
  • Slight34576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious12719%
  • Slight53780%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 456, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday79 (17%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (18%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.4%)
  • February31 (6.8%)
  • March46 (10%)
  • April29 (6.4%)
  • May42 (9.2%)
  • June37 (8.1%)
  • July42 (9.2%)
  • August35 (7.7%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October33 (7.2%)
  • November39 (8.6%)
  • December39 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (71%)
  • Wet or damp123 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph237 (52%)
  • 40 mph57 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph124 (27%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (80%)
  • Roundabout52 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (57%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist50 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1584 (12%)
  • 16 to 2066 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2584 (12%)
  • 26 to 35142 (21%)
  • 36 to 4593 (14%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7521 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (60%)
  • Passenger195 (29%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (8%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 91st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2016

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2016, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A43 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2016: 29, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43294213
2ndA6003263516
3rdA6223405
4thA509203123
5thA45163117
6thA4300152002
7thA5028151804
8thA427132102
9thA605132203
10thA5128121303
11thA14101422
12thA5193101301
13thB573101605
14thB57191203
15thA50017703
16thA5105500
17thB5695802
18thA60144401
19thA60864501
20thA61164700

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2016

Corby had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2016: 69.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2016

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2016: 81.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2016

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2016: 128.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years