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Northampton road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 582 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2002, and 737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (618), and casualties fell from 768.

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 2002
582
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
737
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2002

1.7% of collisions in Northampton in 2002 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious10618%
  • Slight46680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious12016%
  • Slight60682%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 582, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (16%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (12%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.4%)
  • February38 (6.5%)
  • March55 (9.5%)
  • April33 (5.7%)
  • May45 (7.7%)
  • June39 (6.7%)
  • July56 (9.6%)
  • August40 (6.9%)
  • September45 (7.7%)
  • October60 (10%)
  • November75 (13%)
  • December53 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (20%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (60%)
  • Wet or damp220 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph414 (71%)
  • 40 mph82 (14%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph25 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (68%)
  • Roundabout98 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (60%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)
  • Cyclist62 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1044 (6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6%)
  • 16 to 2099 (13%)
  • 21 to 25112 (15%)
  • 26 to 35170 (23%)
  • 36 to 45111 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (61%)
  • Passenger174 (24%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (75%)
  • Motorcycle65 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2002, with 70 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2002

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2002: 74, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA450074102017
2ndA5086183314
3rdA45536308
4thA428486408
5thA5123476018
6thA5076324515
7thA43233001
8thA5095172305
9thA506600
10thA50805501
11thA45013401
12thA51013401
13thB5262200
14thM12300
15thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2002

Northampton had 480 collisions in 2002.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2002

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2002: 164.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2002

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,176 collisions in 2002, and 49% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2002.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years