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Northampton road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2014, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2013 (334), and casualties rose from 403.

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 2014
392
Up 17% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
483
Up 20% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Northampton in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight31881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight40784%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 392, up 17% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 392
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (17%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (8.9%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.2%)
  • February30 (7.7%)
  • March40 (10%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May29 (7.4%)
  • June32 (8.2%)
  • July25 (6.4%)
  • August35 (8.9%)
  • September23 (5.9%)
  • October46 (12%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December30 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (4.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (74%)
  • Wet or damp100 (26%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph296 (76%)
  • 40 mph49 (13%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (17%)
  • Roundabout39 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (54%)
  • Pedestrian95 (20%)
  • Cyclist63 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2047 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 35123 (25%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (60%)
  • Passenger98 (20%)
  • Pedestrian95 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2014, with 46 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2014

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2014: 51, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500516409
2ndA5123333505
3rdA428303617
4thA508273712
5thA5095242914
6thA45233701
7thA5076212908
8thA43152102
9thA51014400
10thA45012300
11thA51992500
12thB5262200
13thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2014

Northampton had 334 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2014

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2014: 105.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2014

West Northamptonshire recorded 763 collisions in 2014, and 51% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years