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Northampton road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2013, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2012 (326), and casualties rose from 393.

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 2013
334
Up 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
403
Up 3% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2013

0.9% of collisions in Northampton in 2013 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6921%
  • Slight26278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight32881%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 334, up 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 334
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (11%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6%)
  • February28 (8.4%)
  • March20 (6%)
  • April25 (7.5%)
  • May21 (6.3%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July26 (7.8%)
  • August25 (7.5%)
  • September32 (9.6%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November30 (9%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (69%)
  • Wet or damp95 (28%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph243 (73%)
  • 40 mph48 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (22%)
  • Roundabout38 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (57%)
  • Pedestrian59 (15%)
  • Cyclist49 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (10%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (25%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (67%)
  • Passenger72 (18%)
  • Pedestrian59 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2013, with 41 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2013

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2013: 39, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45003948010
2ndA45263602
3rdA508263305
4thA5076243205
5thA428223005
6thA5123222803
7thA5095141414
8thA43131704
9thA45014500
10thB5263300
11thA51012201
12thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2013

Northampton had 274 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2013

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2013: 97.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2013

West Northamptonshire recorded 721 collisions in 2013, and 46% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years