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Northampton road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2018, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2017 (333), and casualties rose from 395.

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 2018
329
Down 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
412
Up 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2018

2.1% of collisions in Northampton in 2018 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight28587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight36388%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 329, down 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 329
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.1%)
  • February22 (6.7%)
  • March21 (6.4%)
  • April19 (5.8%)
  • May24 (7.3%)
  • June19 (5.8%)
  • July30 (9.1%)
  • August19 (5.8%)
  • September42 (13%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December32 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (78%)
  • Wet or damp69 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (4%)
  • 30 mph249 (76%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph13 (4%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (22%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (52%)
  • Pedestrian74 (18%)
  • Cyclist50 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2041 (10%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (22%)
  • 36 to 4566 (16%)
  • 46 to 5560 (15%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (60%)
  • Passenger92 (22%)
  • Pedestrian74 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2018, with 57 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2018

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2018: 49, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500495815
2ndA508355906
3rdA5123323400
4thA428263413
5thA5076223114
6thA5095151602
7thA45141501
8thA43121510
9thA51014400
10thA51993300
11thA45012201

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2018

Northampton had 291 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2018

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2018: 107.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2018

West Northamptonshire recorded 599 collisions in 2018, and 55% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years