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South Northamptonshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,779 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025, and 20,955 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 537 were fatal and 4,004 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 172 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (162), and casualties rose from 221 to 234.

District council until April 2021, now part of West Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,779
Casualties
20,955
1.52 per collision
Fatal collisions
537
3.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
172
Up 6% on 2024

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire

3.9% of collisions in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5373.9%
  • Serious4,00429%
  • Slight9,23867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6162.9%
  • Serious5,53026%
  • Slight14,80971%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. In 2025 there were 172, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 172
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025172234
2024162221
2023159215
2022162236
2021142192
2020114140
2019179286
2018134187
2017130201
2016165204
2015200273
2014192288
2013188263
2012183274
2011168228
2010191256
2009225308
2008233318
2007232320
2006237366
2005277394
2004292464
2003345501
2002297436
2001304444
2000375607
1999374604
1998354578
1997314525
1996314499
1995264417
1994310476
1993371577
1992319484
1991366559
1990468703
1989468749
1988370575
1987453729
1986508783
1985451736
1984423651
1983453693
1982427650
1981455758
1980437690
1979422663

When and where crashes happen in South Northamptonshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,902 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,763 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,882 (14%)
  • Thursday1,889 (14%)
  • Friday2,525 (18%)
  • Saturday1,986 (14%)
  • Sunday1,832 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59557 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59416 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,072 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,048 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,202 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,032 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,106 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,346 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,067 (7.7%)
  • February968 (7%)
  • March1,024 (7.4%)
  • April1,014 (7.4%)
  • May1,064 (7.7%)
  • June1,188 (8.6%)
  • July1,294 (9.4%)
  • August1,254 (9.1%)
  • September1,204 (8.7%)
  • October1,299 (9.4%)
  • November1,251 (9.1%)
  • December1,152 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,651 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,336 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,394 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown288 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit110 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,545 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,950 (14%)
  • Fog or mist307 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds234 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds163 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds115 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.2%)
  • Other278 (2%)
  • Not recorded158 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,206 (60%)
  • Wet or damp4,875 (35%)
  • Frost or ice515 (3.7%)
  • Snow124 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep32 (0.2%)
  • Mud14 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph19 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,528 (18%)
  • 40 mph347 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph424 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph7,296 (53%)
  • 70 mph3,160 (23%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,831 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway3,061 (22%)
  • Roundabout791 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,036 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist2,157 (10%)
  • Pedestrian842 (4%)
  • Van occupant831 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)807 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist547 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant298 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant297 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant64 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5407 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10575 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15828 (4%)
  • 16 to 203,699 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,920 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,347 (21%)
  • 36 to 453,165 (15%)
  • 46 to 552,265 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,451 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 75827 (3.9%)
  • Over 75452 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,268 (63%)
  • Passenger6,845 (33%)
  • Pedestrian842 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,204 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,809 (10%)
  • Motorcycle2,124 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,547 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle569 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach245 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle232 (0.9%)
  • Minibus121 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car58 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle52 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in South Northamptonshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Northamptonshire

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 South Northamptonshire

Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area is the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire, with 226 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 42 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,145, including 84 fatal and 558 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM12,1453,69384558
2ndA432,1193,279105631
3rdA51,1661,72057348
4thA5088901,35435243
5thA4228341,33134273
6thB452552078725179
7thA453334951788
8thA4282904761793
9thA3612183621884
10thB40312013241070
11thB526176244647
12thM40152272524
13thB4100103187430
14thA4197149139
15thA41389131630
16thA45005685210
17thB5388223137
18thA421172817
19thA141101
20thA40311100

Towns in South Northamptonshire

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 565.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,152.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts

West Northamptonshire recorded 53,355 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 26% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

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