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Northampton road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 517 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2006, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (514), and casualties fell from 678.

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 2006
517
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
664
Down 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2006

1.7% of collisions in Northampton in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight43284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight57687%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 517, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 517
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday111 (21%)
  • Saturday83 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.7%)
  • February34 (6.6%)
  • March42 (8.1%)
  • April32 (6.2%)
  • May30 (5.8%)
  • June41 (7.9%)
  • July43 (8.3%)
  • August50 (9.7%)
  • September50 (9.7%)
  • October44 (8.5%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December50 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (11%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (75%)
  • Wet or damp122 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph384 (74%)
  • 40 mph47 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph21 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph44 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (15%)
  • Roundabout67 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (62%)
  • Pedestrian108 (16%)
  • Cyclist56 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (12%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35140 (21%)
  • 36 to 45114 (17%)
  • 46 to 5576 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (62%)
  • Passenger145 (22%)
  • Pedestrian108 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car756 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2006, with 74 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2006

The A508 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2006: 63, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5086382012
2ndA4500607915
3rdA45598228
4thA428314113
5thA5123283615
6thA43202502
7thA5095151704
8thA5076121511
9thA51015601
10thA503300
11thA45011200
12thA50801100
13thB53461100
14thM11400

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2006

Northampton had 442 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2006

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2006: 149.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2006

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,032 collisions in 2006, and 50% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2006, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years