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Northampton road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2023, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (419), and casualties fell from 507.

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 2023
405
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
480
Down 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2023

0.5% of collisions in Northampton in 2023 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight34685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight41887%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 405, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 405
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.1%)
  • February23 (5.7%)
  • March44 (11%)
  • April24 (5.9%)
  • May34 (8.4%)
  • June32 (7.9%)
  • July36 (8.9%)
  • August33 (8.1%)
  • September40 (9.9%)
  • October28 (6.9%)
  • November40 (9.9%)
  • December38 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (70%)
  • Wet or damp111 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph289 (71%)
  • 40 mph54 (13%)
  • 50 mph16 (4%)
  • 60 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (24%)
  • Roundabout39 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (56%)
  • Pedestrian69 (14%)
  • Cyclist59 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2062 (13%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3598 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (16%)
  • 46 to 5576 (16%)
  • 56 to 6552 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (69%)
  • Passenger79 (16%)
  • Pedestrian69 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)30 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2023, with 51 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2023

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2023: 57, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45005768112
2ndA428354009
3rdA508354505
4thA5123344304
5thA45273300
6thA5076273211
7thA5095212303
8thA43182300
9thA45015500
10thA51015501
11thA51993600
12thB5262200
13thB53461200

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2023

Northampton had 337 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2023

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2023: 121.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2023

West Northamptonshire recorded 749 collisions in 2023, and 54% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years