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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2000, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (374), and casualties rose from 604.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,779 collisions in South Northamptonshire.

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

Collisions in 2000
375
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
607
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
13
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
27% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2000

3.5% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2000 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.5%
  • Serious10327%
  • Slight25969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious14223%
  • Slight45074%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2000 is highlighted, with 375, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday76 (20%)
  • Saturday66 (18%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.7%)
  • February23 (6.1%)
  • March21 (5.6%)
  • April36 (9.6%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August26 (6.9%)
  • September30 (8%)
  • October32 (8.5%)
  • November34 (9.1%)
  • December33 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (19%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (57%)
  • Wet or damp135 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.3%)
  • Mud5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (14%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph213 (57%)
  • 70 mph88 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (22%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant41 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (4.4%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2098 (16%)
  • 21 to 2566 (11%)
  • 26 to 35156 (26%)
  • 36 to 45111 (18%)
  • 46 to 5575 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (62%)
  • Passenger205 (34%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car514 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in South Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2000

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2000: 57, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1579928
2ndA435584414
3rdA5253418
4thA422183507
5thA508172514
6thA45152204
7thM40123014
8thB4525101705
9thA42881414
10thB403182003
11thB52681503
12thA3616903
13thA4133511
14thB41003300

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2000

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2000: 17.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2000

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2000: 114.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2000

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,309 collisions in 2000, and 29% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2000, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years