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Northampton road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2005, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2004 (582), and casualties fell from 747.

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 2005
514
Down 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
678
Down 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Northampton in 2005 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious9318%
  • Slight41781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious10315%
  • Slight57184%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 514, down 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.5%)
  • February39 (7.6%)
  • March31 (6%)
  • April41 (8%)
  • May47 (9.1%)
  • June48 (9.3%)
  • July40 (7.8%)
  • August43 (8.4%)
  • September50 (9.7%)
  • October36 (7%)
  • November43 (8.4%)
  • December47 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (71%)
  • Wet or damp136 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph360 (70%)
  • 40 mph73 (14%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph29 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (66%)
  • Roundabout78 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (65%)
  • Pedestrian92 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20111 (16%)
  • 21 to 25109 (16%)
  • 26 to 35135 (20%)
  • 36 to 4587 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (60%)
  • Passenger182 (27%)
  • Pedestrian92 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car779 (78%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2005, with 41 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2005

The A45 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2005: 60, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456077011
2ndA4500527107
3rdA5084873212
4thA5123435507
5thA43294003
6thA428283905
7thA5076284005
8thA5095172301
9thA505601
10thA45014500
11thM141011
12thA50802301
13thA51012200
14thB5262200

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2005

Northampton had 424 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2005

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2005: 171.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2005

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,049 collisions in 2005, and 49% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years