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Northampton road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2009, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2008 (481), and casualties fell from 605.

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 2009
386
Down 20% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
467
Down 23% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2009

1% of collisions in Northampton in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight32684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight40587%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 386, down 20% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 386
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.8%)
  • February23 (6%)
  • March34 (8.8%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May37 (9.6%)
  • June36 (9.3%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August24 (6.2%)
  • September30 (7.8%)
  • October36 (9.3%)
  • November30 (7.8%)
  • December29 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (76%)
  • Wet or damp84 (22%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph297 (77%)
  • 40 mph43 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (19%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (53%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (18%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (21%)
  • 36 to 4594 (20%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.9%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (60%)
  • Passenger99 (21%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2009, with 64 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2009

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2009: 51, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500516614
2ndA428364604
3rdA508354305
4thA45334213
5thA5123283505
6thA5076161814
7thA5095141411
8thA43131706
9thA51992200
10thA45011100
11thA5091100
12thA51011100
13thA61100
14thB6451101

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2009

Northampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 325.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2009

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2009: 109.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2009

West Northamptonshire recorded 823 collisions in 2009, and 47% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2009.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years