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Northampton road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2010, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2009 (386), and casualties rose from 467.

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 2010
379
Down 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
480
Up 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Northampton in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight32385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight42188%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 379, down 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 379
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.9%)
  • February33 (8.7%)
  • March26 (6.9%)
  • April34 (9%)
  • May33 (8.7%)
  • June29 (7.7%)
  • July34 (9%)
  • August35 (9.2%)
  • September23 (6.1%)
  • October37 (9.8%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December30 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (64%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (75%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (55%)
  • Pedestrian93 (19%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6%)
  • 16 to 2077 (16%)
  • 21 to 2586 (18%)
  • 26 to 3584 (18%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (57%)
  • Passenger113 (24%)
  • Pedestrian93 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2010, with 58 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2010

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2010: 48, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500486407
2ndA508405406
3rdA428314104
4thA5076293014
5thA45284702
6thA5123232703
7thA5095151803
8thA43131700
9thA5092200
10thB5262200
11thA51931100
12thA51991101
13thM11100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2010

Northampton had 319 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2010

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2010: 95.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2010

West Northamptonshire recorded 750 collisions in 2010, and 51% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years