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Northampton road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2021, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2020 (274), and casualties rose from 328.

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 2021
317
Up 16% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
378
Up 15% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2021

1.9% of collisions in Northampton in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious6320%
  • Slight24878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight30280%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 317, up 16% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 317
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (20%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.7%)
  • February15 (4.7%)
  • March19 (6%)
  • April21 (6.6%)
  • May24 (7.6%)
  • June24 (7.6%)
  • July25 (7.9%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December38 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (79%)
  • Wet or damp64 (20%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph247 (78%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (20%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (50%)
  • Cyclist61 (16%)
  • Pedestrian61 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3586 (23%)
  • 36 to 4578 (21%)
  • 46 to 5539 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (69%)
  • Pedestrian61 (16%)
  • Passenger57 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2021, with 51 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2021

The A508 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2021: 40, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA508405229
2ndA4500344108
3rdA428223311
4thA5095192112
5thA5123181812
6thA45162001
7thA43111211
8thA5076111304
9thA45014801
10thA51994501
11thA51013301
12thB5261100
13thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2021

Northampton had 273 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2021

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2021: 95.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2021

West Northamptonshire recorded 604 collisions in 2021, and 52% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years