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Northampton road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2019, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2018 (329), and casualties rose from 412.

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 2019
356
Up 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
452
Up 10% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2019

1.7% of collisions in Northampton in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7321%
  • Slight27778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7517%
  • Slight37182%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 356, up 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 356
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.9%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March28 (7.9%)
  • April25 (7%)
  • May29 (8.1%)
  • June27 (7.6%)
  • July23 (6.5%)
  • August30 (8.4%)
  • September28 (7.9%)
  • October29 (8.1%)
  • November53 (15%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (64%)
  • Wet or damp124 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph257 (72%)
  • 40 mph46 (13%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (2%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (18%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (6.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (61%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)
  • Cyclist46 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2044 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 35109 (24%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (61%)
  • Passenger106 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2019, with 50 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2019

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2019: 48, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500486116
2ndA428324106
3rdA51233138310
4thA508284104
5thA5076232705
6thA43192803
7thA45192904
8thA5095192104
9thA45017700
10thA51011100
11thB5261101

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2019

Northampton had 307 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2019

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2019: 104.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2019

West Northamptonshire recorded 649 collisions in 2019, and 55% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2019, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years