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Northampton road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2017, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (401), and casualties fell from 477.

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 2017
333
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
395
Down 17% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2017

1.8% of collisions in Northampton in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight27482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight33585%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 333, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 333
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February28 (8.4%)
  • March28 (8.4%)
  • April28 (8.4%)
  • May28 (8.4%)
  • June26 (7.8%)
  • July28 (8.4%)
  • August32 (9.6%)
  • September23 (6.9%)
  • October24 (7.2%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December27 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (74%)
  • Wet or damp80 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph258 (77%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (21%)
  • Roundabout46 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (54%)
  • Pedestrian68 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2062 (16%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3575 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (19%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (66%)
  • Pedestrian68 (17%)
  • Passenger65 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (73%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2017, with 52 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2017

The A428 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2017: 39, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA428395018
2ndA4500343808
3rdA5123334124
4thA508242611
5thA45222905
6thA5076162002
7thA5095141512
8thA43101304
9thA51997900
10thA45016700
11thA51012201
12thA50461100
13thB5261100
14thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2017

Northampton had 290 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2017

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2017: 102.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2017

West Northamptonshire recorded 633 collisions in 2017, and 53% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2017, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years