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Northampton road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 644 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2000, and 831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1999 (729), and casualties fell from 954.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,888 collisions in Northampton.

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

Collisions in 2000
644
Down 12% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
831
Down 13% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2000

1.2% of collisions in Northampton in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious11318%
  • Slight52381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious12115%
  • Slight70284%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 644, down 12% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday97 (15%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.5%)
  • February46 (7.1%)
  • March40 (6.2%)
  • April57 (8.9%)
  • May55 (8.5%)
  • June47 (7.3%)
  • July57 (8.9%)
  • August48 (7.5%)
  • September63 (9.8%)
  • October68 (11%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December41 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight440 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds479 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (22%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (62%)
  • Wet or damp230 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph479 (74%)
  • 40 mph61 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph35 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph25 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph37 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway462 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (13%)
  • Roundabout75 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (63%)
  • Pedestrian139 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1052 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20124 (15%)
  • 21 to 25121 (15%)
  • 26 to 35189 (23%)
  • 36 to 45114 (14%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (58%)
  • Passenger208 (25%)
  • Pedestrian139 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car964 (80%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Northampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2000

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2000: 77, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA450077102314
2ndA5087498016
3rdA45557219
4thA428536904
5thA51235064010
6thA5076253403
7thA43233417
8thA5095172204
9thM17900
10thA45014500
11thA503302
12thA50803302
13thA51012500
14thB5262400
15thB53462200

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2000

Northampton had 527 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2000

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2000: 172.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2000

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,309 collisions in 2000, and 49% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years