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Northampton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2016, and 477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (432), and casualties fell from 550.

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 2016
401
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
477
Down 13% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2016

0.2% of collisions in Northampton in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight34987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight42288%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 401, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 401
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (10%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday82 (20%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.5%)
  • February40 (10%)
  • March21 (5.2%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May28 (7%)
  • June27 (6.7%)
  • July33 (8.2%)
  • August35 (8.7%)
  • September36 (9%)
  • October48 (12%)
  • November35 (8.7%)
  • December33 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (5.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (77%)
  • Wet or damp90 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph311 (78%)
  • 40 mph48 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph8 (2%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (18%)
  • Roundabout33 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (52%)
  • Pedestrian100 (21%)
  • Cyclist52 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2040 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2571 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (22%)
  • 36 to 4564 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (62%)
  • Pedestrian100 (21%)
  • Passenger83 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2016, with 64 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2016

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2016: 52, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500525906
2ndA428505707
3rdA508394603
4thA5076252905
5thA5123242802
6thA45202613
7thA5095101601
8thA4371001
9thA51014400
10thA45012200
11thA51991101
12thB5261100
13thB53461100
14thM11100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2016

Northampton had 358 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2016

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2016: 125.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2016

West Northamptonshire recorded 748 collisions in 2016, and 54% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2016.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years