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Northampton road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 582 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2004, and 747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (578), and casualties rose from 735.

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 2004
582
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
747
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2004

0.9% of collisions in Northampton in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7513%
  • Slight50286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious8712%
  • Slight65588%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 582, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 in 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday102 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.6%)
  • February30 (5.2%)
  • March47 (8.1%)
  • April57 (9.8%)
  • May54 (9.3%)
  • June48 (8.2%)
  • July41 (7%)
  • August41 (7%)
  • September54 (9.3%)
  • October57 (9.8%)
  • November58 (10%)
  • December45 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (67%)
  • Wet or damp179 (31%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph436 (75%)
  • 40 mph58 (10%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph25 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph40 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (70%)
  • Roundabout93 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (60%)
  • Pedestrian116 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist58 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20109 (15%)
  • 21 to 25104 (14%)
  • 26 to 35162 (22%)
  • 36 to 45117 (16%)
  • 46 to 5578 (10%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (64%)
  • Passenger155 (21%)
  • Pedestrian116 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car836 (74%)
  • Motorcycle70 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2004, with 70 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2004

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2004: 71, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45007195014
2ndA508647918
3rdA45588006
4thA428496307
5thA5123364706
6thA43284104
7thA5076243321
8thA5095192002
9thA450171101
10thA51013400
11thM13401
12thA502200
13thA50802300
14thB5261200

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2004

Northampton had 472 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2004

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2004: 150.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2004

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,168 collisions in 2004, and 50% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years