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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2017, and 545 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2016 (456), and casualties fell from 674.

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

Collisions in 2017
435
Down 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
545
Down 19% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2017

1.8% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious9321%
  • Slight33477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious9918%
  • Slight43880%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 435, down 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 435
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.3%)
  • February40 (9.2%)
  • March35 (8%)
  • April32 (7.4%)
  • May42 (9.7%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August33 (7.6%)
  • September40 (9.2%)
  • October32 (7.4%)
  • November42 (9.7%)
  • December32 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (9.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (73%)
  • Wet or damp113 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph235 (54%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph121 (28%)
  • 70 mph26 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (74%)
  • Roundabout54 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (55%)
  • Pedestrian81 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (11%)
  • Cyclist57 (10%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2058 (11%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 35111 (20%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5582 (15%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (65%)
  • Passenger112 (21%)
  • Pedestrian81 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (71%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 87th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2017

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2017, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A6 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2017: 24, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62430013
2ndA43233127
3rdA509192914
4thA45183016
5thA14151904
6thA6003151901
7thA4300121712
8thA6116111601
9thA427101105
10thB573101702
11thA50289913
12thA51289910
13thA69008800
14thA51936701
15thA6056702
16thB5696802
17thB57161000
18thA60985501
19thB6635501
20thA60134700

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2017

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2017: 76.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2017

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2017: 74.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2017

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2017: 144.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2017, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years