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Northampton road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2007, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (517), and casualties fell from 664.

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 2007
465
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
573
Down 14% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2007

1.3% of collisions in Northampton in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight38683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight48985%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 465, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 465
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday79 (17%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (18%)
  • Friday67 (14%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (11%)
  • February30 (6.5%)
  • March22 (4.7%)
  • April22 (4.7%)
  • May30 (6.5%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August33 (7.1%)
  • September38 (8.2%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November61 (13%)
  • December33 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (71%)
  • Wet or damp125 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph324 (70%)
  • 40 mph60 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph36 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (19%)
  • Roundabout64 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (62%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist46 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2095 (17%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 35128 (22%)
  • 36 to 4591 (16%)
  • 46 to 5558 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (62%)
  • Passenger139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car707 (80%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2007, with 58 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2007

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2007: 59, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500597907
2ndA508445909
3rdA45404709
4thA43253203
5thA5123253204
6thA428232715
7thA5076222804
8thA5095212701
9thA51993300
10thM13300
11thA45012300
12thA51012201
13thA141100
14thA1831100
15thA4271110
16thA4511100
17thA501100
18thB5261101
19thB5761100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2007

Northampton had 373 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2007

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2007: 130.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2007

West Northamptonshire recorded 948 collisions in 2007, and 49% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years