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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 557 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2025, and 705 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2024 (489), and casualties rose from 642.

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

Collisions in 2025
557
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
705
Up 10% on 2024
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
27% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2025

2% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious15027%
  • Slight39671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious17325%
  • Slight52174%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 557, up 14% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 557
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday98 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.3%)
  • February45 (8.1%)
  • March44 (7.9%)
  • April34 (6.1%)
  • May53 (9.5%)
  • June47 (8.4%)
  • July51 (9.2%)
  • August46 (8.3%)
  • September43 (7.7%)
  • October46 (8.3%)
  • November47 (8.4%)
  • December49 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other34 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (71%)
  • Wet or damp149 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph288 (52%)
  • 40 mph65 (12%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph129 (23%)
  • 70 mph50 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (68%)
  • Roundabout95 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (56%)
  • Pedestrian82 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (11%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2076 (11%)
  • 21 to 2577 (11%)
  • 26 to 35133 (19%)
  • 36 to 45121 (17%)
  • 46 to 5587 (12%)
  • 56 to 6585 (12%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5%)
  • Over 7533 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (68%)
  • Passenger141 (20%)
  • Pedestrian82 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car732 (70%)
  • Motorcycle85 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)20 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 45th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2025

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2025, with 21 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A45 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2025: 39, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45395228
2ndA43354727
3rdA6003323608
4thA6263119
5thA14232907
6thA509182208
7thA6116182206
8thA4300141411
9thA427131402
10thA5128101103
11thA5109903
12thB57191002
13thA502881002
14thA51938903
15thA60581103
16thA50017701
17thB5767802
18thA690061003
19thB6456603
20thB6636612

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2025

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2025: 75.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2025

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2025: 101.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2025

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2025: 164.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years