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Northampton road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2003, and 735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (582), and casualties fell from 737.

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 2003
578
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
735
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Northampton in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8415%
  • Slight48684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious9313%
  • Slight63486%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 578, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday84 (15%)
  • Saturday90 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (9.5%)
  • February47 (8.1%)
  • March52 (9%)
  • April44 (7.6%)
  • May48 (8.3%)
  • June42 (7.3%)
  • July38 (6.6%)
  • August42 (7.3%)
  • September56 (9.7%)
  • October51 (8.8%)
  • November55 (9.5%)
  • December48 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight394 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds490 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (72%)
  • Wet or damp145 (25%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph427 (74%)
  • 40 mph49 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph30 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph45 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (69%)
  • Roundabout83 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (65%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (10%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20122 (17%)
  • 21 to 25100 (14%)
  • 26 to 35158 (21%)
  • 36 to 45119 (16%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (61%)
  • Passenger188 (26%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car866 (78%)
  • Motorcycle75 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2003, with 78 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2003

The A45 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2003: 69, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45699827
2ndA5086580010
3rdA4500627618
4thA428476407
5thA5123354014
6thA5095243006
7thA5076203012
8thA43182302
9thA507801
10thA50806901
11thA51014601
12thM14711
13thA45012401
14thB5261200
15thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2003

Northampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 476.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2003

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2003: 153.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2003

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,201 collisions in 2003, and 48% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years