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Northampton road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2022, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 2021 (317), and casualties rose from 378.

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 2022
419
Up 32% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
507
Up 34% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Northampton in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious9823%
  • Slight31976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious11422%
  • Slight39177%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 419, up 32% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 419
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.1%)
  • February34 (8.1%)
  • March27 (6.4%)
  • April24 (5.7%)
  • May25 (6%)
  • June26 (6.2%)
  • July37 (8.8%)
  • August35 (8.4%)
  • September35 (8.4%)
  • October53 (13%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (75%)
  • Wet or damp94 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph316 (75%)
  • 40 mph40 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph26 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (19%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (56%)
  • Pedestrian86 (17%)
  • Cyclist56 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2053 (10%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3597 (19%)
  • 36 to 4596 (19%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (64%)
  • Passenger96 (19%)
  • Pedestrian86 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)35 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2022, with 55 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2022

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2022: 48, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500485308
2ndA428364709
3rdA508364008
4thA51233643013
5thA45233203
6thA43222913
7thA5076223202
8thA5095202806
9thA45015500
10thA51013300
11thA4821101
12thA51991100
13thB5261101
14thB53461100

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2022

Northampton had 350 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2022

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2022: 116.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2022

West Northamptonshire recorded 747 collisions in 2022, and 56% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years