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Northampton road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2008, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (465), and casualties rose from 573.

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 2008
481
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
605
Up 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Northampton in 2008 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious9420%
  • Slight38480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious10417%
  • Slight49882%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 481, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 481
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.4%)
  • February40 (8.3%)
  • March52 (11%)
  • April42 (8.7%)
  • May40 (8.3%)
  • June32 (6.7%)
  • July45 (9.4%)
  • August32 (6.7%)
  • September43 (8.9%)
  • October41 (8.5%)
  • November32 (6.7%)
  • December37 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (70%)
  • Wet or damp137 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph357 (74%)
  • 40 mph55 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph24 (5%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (16%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (58%)
  • Pedestrian103 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (10%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20110 (18%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 35117 (19%)
  • 36 to 45106 (18%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (58%)
  • Passenger151 (25%)
  • Pedestrian103 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car676 (76%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2008, with 59 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2008

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2008: 64, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45006475017
2ndA45497028
3rdA5123486309
4thA508334908
5thA428304309
6thA43172303
7thA5095141703
8thA5076101302
9thA51016601
10thA45014400
11thA51993300
12thA43001100
13thM11100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2008

Northampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 402.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2008

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2008: 137.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2008

West Northamptonshire recorded 969 collisions in 2008, and 50% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2008.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years