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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2018, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2017 (435), and casualties rose from 545.

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

Collisions in 2018
442
Up 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
655
Up 20% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
24% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2018

1.1% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10824%
  • Slight32974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious13821%
  • Slight51078%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 442, up 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (17%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday79 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (9%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.5%)
  • February35 (7.9%)
  • March33 (7.5%)
  • April33 (7.5%)
  • May42 (9.5%)
  • June26 (5.9%)
  • July38 (8.6%)
  • August36 (8.1%)
  • September34 (7.7%)
  • October33 (7.5%)
  • November61 (14%)
  • December29 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (9.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (74%)
  • Wet or damp100 (23%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph229 (52%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph112 (25%)
  • 70 mph41 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (14%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (53%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1583 (13%)
  • 16 to 2074 (11%)
  • 21 to 2565 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35133 (20%)
  • 36 to 4594 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6563 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (58%)
  • Passenger192 (29%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (70%)
  • Motorcycle69 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 81st most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2018

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2018, with 25 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A43 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2018: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43304505
2ndA509273302
3rdA45264208
4thA6003152203
5thA14142004
6thA5128141603
7thA6132005
8thA5028101003
9thA42791314
10thA519391400
11thB57391201
12thA60988902
13thB57181102
14thA43007901
15thA50017701
16thA60571212
17thA5106901
18thB56961101
19thB64561003
20thA60865600

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2018

Wellingborough had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2018: 61.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2018

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2018: 94.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2018

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Wellingborough had the most collisions in 2018: 147.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years