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Northampton road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2011, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2010 (379), and casualties rose from 480.

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 2011
404
Up 7% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
499
Up 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2011

None of the collisions in Northampton in 2011 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight33884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight42685%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 404, up 7% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 404
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (17%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.4%)
  • February32 (7.9%)
  • March31 (7.7%)
  • April34 (8.4%)
  • May27 (6.7%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July25 (6.2%)
  • August34 (8.4%)
  • September30 (7.4%)
  • October39 (9.7%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December38 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (76%)
  • Wet or damp93 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph324 (80%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (11%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (54%)
  • Pedestrian98 (20%)
  • Cyclist63 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (16%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 35102 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (59%)
  • Passenger109 (22%)
  • Pedestrian98 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car567 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2011, with 45 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2011

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2011: 42, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500424708
2ndA508385707
3rdA5123384809
4thA45273902
5thA5095222402
6thA428202704
7thA5076192201
8thA43101201
9thM15901
10thA51992200
11thB5262200
12thB53462200
13thA45011100
14thA51011200
15thA51931100
16thA60031100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2011

Northampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 334.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2011

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2011: 107.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2011

West Northamptonshire recorded 725 collisions in 2011, and 56% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years