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Northampton road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2012, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2011 (404), and casualties fell from 499.

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 2012
326
Down 19% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
393
Down 21% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Northampton in 2012 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6420%
  • Slight26080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight32382%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 326, down 19% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 326
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (20%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday42 (13%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (11%)
  • February29 (8.9%)
  • March30 (9.2%)
  • April18 (5.5%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June21 (6.4%)
  • July27 (8.3%)
  • August20 (6.1%)
  • September25 (7.7%)
  • October30 (9.2%)
  • November30 (9.2%)
  • December28 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (70%)
  • Wet or damp88 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph252 (77%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (71%)
  • Roundabout42 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (50%)
  • Pedestrian75 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (13%)
  • Cyclist42 (11%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (15%)
  • 21 to 2561 (16%)
  • 26 to 3586 (22%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (61%)
  • Passenger77 (20%)
  • Pedestrian75 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (71%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2012, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2012

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2012: 35, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500354208
2ndA428293216
3rdA508283606
4thA5123283205
5thA5076222805
6thA45131714
7thA5095121401
8thA4341000
9thB5263300
10thA45012200
11thA51992200
12thB53462200
13thA51011100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2012

Northampton had 285 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2012

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2012: 100.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2012

West Northamptonshire recorded 696 collisions in 2012, and 47% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years