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Northampton road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 618 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2001, and 768 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (644), and casualties fell from 831.

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 2001
618
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
768
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2001

0.2% of collisions in Northampton in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9816%
  • Slight51984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious10814%
  • Slight65986%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 618, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (12%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday105 (17%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday99 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.1%)
  • February63 (10%)
  • March54 (8.7%)
  • April42 (6.8%)
  • May66 (11%)
  • June55 (8.9%)
  • July56 (9.1%)
  • August32 (5.2%)
  • September40 (6.5%)
  • October60 (9.7%)
  • November50 (8.1%)
  • December44 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (65%)
  • Wet or damp208 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph444 (72%)
  • 40 mph75 (12%)
  • 50 mph38 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph21 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway443 (72%)
  • Roundabout91 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant489 (64%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)
  • Cyclist68 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20104 (14%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35187 (24%)
  • 36 to 45114 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (63%)
  • Passenger184 (24%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car919 (76%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 in 2001

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2001, with 66 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2001

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2001: 85, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45008598013
2ndA45526107
3rdA428516718
4thA508516508
5thA5123455603
6thA5076354706
7thA43293404
8thA5095101002
9thA45017800
10thA50805800
11thA51014400
12thA503301
13thB5263400
14thM13401

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2001

Northampton had 518 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2001

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2001: 189.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2001

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,188 collisions in 2001, and 52% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years