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Northampton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 26,888 road traffic collisions in Northampton from 1979 to 2025, and 34,104 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 348 were fatal and 5,507 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 449 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (418), and casualties rose from 514 to 566.

District council until April 2021, now part of West Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
26,888
Casualties
34,104
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
348
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
449
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Northampton

1.3% of collisions in Northampton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3481.3%
  • Serious5,50720%
  • Slight21,03378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3691.1%
  • Serious6,29718%
  • Slight27,43880%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. In 2025 there were 449, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 449
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025449566
2024418514
2023405480
2022419507
2021317378
2020274328
2019356452
2018329412
2017333395
2016401477
2015432550
2014392483
2013334403
2012326393
2011404499
2010379480
2009386467
2008481605
2007465573
2006517664
2005514678
2004582747
2003578735
2002582737
2001618768
2000644831
1999729954
1998731961
1997709955
1996647886
1995720926
1994700909
1993724916
1992724955
1991714926
19908211,075
19898901,172
19888481,097
19878161,028
1986706910
1985762927
1984738949
1983744915
1982753918
1981717880
1980702877
1979658846

When and where crashes happen in Northampton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,721 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,963 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,932 (15%)
  • Thursday4,074 (15%)
  • Friday4,602 (17%)
  • Saturday3,801 (14%)
  • Sunday2,795 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,029 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59481 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,411 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,331 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,556 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,934 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,274 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,872 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,180 (8.1%)
  • February1,938 (7.2%)
  • March2,132 (7.9%)
  • April2,003 (7.4%)
  • May2,112 (7.9%)
  • June2,144 (8%)
  • July2,136 (7.9%)
  • August2,206 (8.2%)
  • September2,309 (8.6%)
  • October2,566 (9.5%)
  • November2,740 (10%)
  • December2,422 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,423 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,142 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown877 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting312 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit134 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21,410 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,765 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds302 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist255 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds157 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds157 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.1%)
  • Other486 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded336 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry17,884 (67%)
  • Wet or damp8,438 (31%)
  • Frost or ice442 (1.6%)
  • Snow101 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph8 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph227 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph20,145 (75%)
  • 40 mph2,346 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph871 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph1,755 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph1,530 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway18,451 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway4,628 (17%)
  • Roundabout2,627 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1,043 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded139 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Northampton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,520 (54%)
  • Pedestrian5,895 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist4,399 (13%)
  • Cyclist3,123 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant649 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant628 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant367 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)184 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant128 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant74 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded121 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5816 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101,543 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 152,179 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 206,382 (19%)
  • 21 to 254,878 (14%)
  • 26 to 356,742 (20%)
  • 36 to 454,433 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,015 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 651,995 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 751,226 (3.6%)
  • Over 75848 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20,173 (59%)
  • Passenger8,036 (24%)
  • Pedestrian5,895 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car36,177 (73%)
  • Motorcycle4,558 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle3,176 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,053 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,424 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach931 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car638 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle250 (0.5%)
  • Minibus154 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)150 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Northampton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Northampton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Northampton

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton, with 1,414 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 13 of them fatal.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton from 1979 to 2025: 3,096, including 34 fatal and 603 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45003,0963,97634603
2ndA5082,9563,90039640
3rdA452,3813,12041475
4thA4282,2332,91641444
5thA51231,8582,32721355
6thA431,3011,76030263
7thA50959041,11214187
8thA507675298315144
9thA50263321466
10thA4508252337865
11thA5101230295154
12thA5080125167121
13thA4501111143011
14thA4345110163639
15thB52699124118
16thM198160326
17thA5199475804
18thB5346455209
19thA51934400
20thA5093300

Towns in Northampton

Northampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 23,044.

Postcode districts in Northampton

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton from 1979 to 2025: 7,286.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts

West Northamptonshire recorded 53,355 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 50% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Northampton, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity