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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2023, and 634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2022 (482), and casualties rose from 605.

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

Collisions in 2023
484
Level with 2022
Casualties in 2023
634
Up 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2023

2.7% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2023 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious10321%
  • Slight36876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious11618%
  • Slight50479%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 484, level with 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 484
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (17%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday90 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday69 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (10%)
  • February30 (6.2%)
  • March48 (9.9%)
  • April40 (8.3%)
  • May46 (9.5%)
  • June38 (7.9%)
  • July35 (7.2%)
  • August39 (8.1%)
  • September44 (9.1%)
  • October35 (7.2%)
  • November47 (9.7%)
  • December33 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (68%)
  • Wet or damp139 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph238 (49%)
  • 40 mph58 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph126 (26%)
  • 70 mph45 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (15%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (62%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (10%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (12%)
  • 21 to 2559 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35120 (19%)
  • 36 to 45106 (17%)
  • 46 to 5575 (12%)
  • 56 to 6572 (11%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.8%)
  • Over 7530 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (68%)
  • Passenger134 (21%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (72%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)21 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 56th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2023

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2023, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A43 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2023: 34, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43344715
2ndA14243233
3rdA6243515
4thA6003232606
5thA45223325
6thA509192914
7thA5128151816
8thA427141714
9thA605101012
10thB57191202
11thB57381101
12thA690071402
13thA43006900
14thA60866702
15thA45005502
16thA50285603
17thB5695700
18thA5104501
19thB5764600
20thA473501

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2023

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2023: 67.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2023

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2023: 75.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2023

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2023: 160.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2023, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years