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Northampton road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2015, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2014 (392), and casualties rose from 483.

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 2015
432
Up 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
550
Up 14% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Northampton in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7217%
  • Slight35783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight46785%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 432, up 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 432
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday80 (19%)
  • Wednesday70 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February35 (8.1%)
  • March44 (10%)
  • April29 (6.7%)
  • May33 (7.6%)
  • June41 (9.5%)
  • July31 (7.2%)
  • August36 (8.3%)
  • September30 (6.9%)
  • October40 (9.3%)
  • November36 (8.3%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (77%)
  • Wet or damp96 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph315 (73%)
  • 40 mph57 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph13 (3%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (15%)
  • Roundabout59 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (54%)
  • Pedestrian102 (19%)
  • Cyclist59 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2057 (10%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 35132 (24%)
  • 36 to 4593 (17%)
  • 46 to 5568 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (59%)
  • Passenger122 (22%)
  • Pedestrian102 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (72%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Northampton in 2015

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2015, with 69 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2015

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2015: 58, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45005875117
2ndA5084965012
3rdA428293705
4thA5123283505
5thA5076252915
6thA45243414
7thA5095122001
8thA4381401
9thA51014400
10thA51994401
11thA45013300
12thB5262300
13thB53461200

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2015

Northampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 379.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2015

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2015: 118.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2015

West Northamptonshire recorded 818 collisions in 2015, and 53% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2015, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years