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Northampton road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Northampton in 2024, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2023 (405), and casualties rose from 480.

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 2024
418
Up 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
514
Up 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Northampton in 2024

1.7% of collisions in Northampton in 2024 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Northampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight35284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight44286%

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 890 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 418, up 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 418
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (17%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday88 (21%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February38 (9.1%)
  • March33 (7.9%)
  • April30 (7.2%)
  • May35 (8.4%)
  • June35 (8.4%)
  • July25 (6%)
  • August25 (6%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December38 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (73%)
  • Wet or damp109 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph318 (76%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph25 (6%)
  • 60 mph20 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (19%)
  • Roundabout63 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northampton in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (58%)
  • Pedestrian87 (17%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2551 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3595 (18%)
  • 36 to 4591 (18%)
  • 46 to 5577 (15%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (62%)
  • Passenger106 (21%)
  • Pedestrian87 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)28 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northampton in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northampton in 2024, with 70 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Northampton with the most crashes in 2024

The A4500 had the most collisions in Northampton in 2024: 54, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northampton, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4500547019
2ndA508384615
3rdA428313711
4thA5123304305
5thA45294306
6thA5076273120
7thA5095212214
8thA43161800
9thA51014500
10thA45013300
11thA51993400
12thA51931100
13thB5261100
14thB53461101

Towns in Northampton: crashes in 2024

Northampton had 348 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Northampton: crashes in 2024

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northampton in 2024: 122.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2024

West Northamptonshire recorded 751 collisions in 2024, and 56% of them were in the old Northampton district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Northampton in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Northampton in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Northampton road accidents in other years