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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2021, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2020 (393), and casualties rose from 475.

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

Collisions in 2021
423
Up 8% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
549
Up 16% on 2020
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
27% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2021

2.8% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious11627%
  • Slight29570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious13324%
  • Slight40373%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 423, up 8% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 423
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5%)
  • February15 (3.5%)
  • March26 (6.1%)
  • April37 (8.7%)
  • May40 (9.5%)
  • June36 (8.5%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August27 (6.4%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December35 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other35 (8.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (73%)
  • Wet or damp105 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph205 (48%)
  • 40 mph52 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph100 (24%)
  • 70 mph42 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (15%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (64%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2580 (15%)
  • 26 to 35108 (20%)
  • 36 to 4588 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6558 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7525 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (71%)
  • Passenger101 (18%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car592 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 64th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2021

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2021, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A43 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2021: 27, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43274125
2ndA45243404
3rdA14222713
4thA6003212404
5thA6202505
6thA427192233
7thA509193108
8thA4300131410
9thA512891311
10thB57191102
11thA61167902
12thB5737702
13thA51936700
14thA6056800
15thA60866804
16thB64561414
17thA5105601
18thA69005801
19thA50014401
20thB57641101

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2021

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2021: 57.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2021

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2021: 77.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2021

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2021: 142.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years