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Northampton road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2020, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2019 (356), and casualties fell from 452.

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 2020
274
Down 23% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
328
Down 27% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2020

1.5% of collisions in Northampton in 2020 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5420%
  • Slight21679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6319%
  • Slight26180%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 274, down 23% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 274
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (20%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (10%)
  • Sunday24 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February20 (7.3%)
  • March25 (9.1%)
  • April10 (3.6%)
  • May18 (6.6%)
  • June17 (6.2%)
  • July18 (6.6%)
  • August22 (8%)
  • September25 (9.1%)
  • October36 (13%)
  • November19 (6.9%)
  • December33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (8%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (69%)
  • Wet or damp81 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph212 (77%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (4%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (17%)
  • Roundabout40 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (61%)
  • Pedestrian50 (15%)
  • Cyclist33 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2036 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (21%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (68%)
  • Passenger55 (17%)
  • Pedestrian50 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2020, with 38 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2020

The A508 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2020: 32, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA508323308
2ndA428283317
3rdA4500283302
4thA5123283615
5thA5076182213
6thA45141603
7thA5095121402
8thA43111901
9thA45012200
10thA51012201
11thA51992200
12thB5261100
13thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2020

Northampton had 233 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2020

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2020: 74.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2020

West Northamptonshire recorded 493 collisions in 2020, and 56% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years