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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2001, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2000 (375), and casualties fell from 607.

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 2001
304
Down 19% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
444
Down 27% on 2000
Fatal collisions
15
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2001

4.9% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2001 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.9%
  • Serious6822%
  • Slight22173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.8%
  • Serious8419%
  • Slight34377%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2001 is highlighted, with 304, down 19% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (20%)
  • Friday62 (20%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.2%)
  • February32 (11%)
  • March22 (7.2%)
  • April14 (4.6%)
  • May23 (7.6%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August23 (7.6%)
  • September19 (6.3%)
  • October28 (9.2%)
  • November37 (12%)
  • December19 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (66%)
  • Wet or damp82 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (15%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph165 (54%)
  • 70 mph78 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (23%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2062 (14%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3593 (21%)
  • 36 to 4578 (18%)
  • 46 to 5558 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (68%)
  • Passenger126 (28%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (12%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in South Northamptonshire in 2001

Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2001, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2001

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2001: 49, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1497739
2ndA43345139
3rdA508274526
4thA5192707
5thA422182524
6thA42881122
7thA457800
8thB410071111
9thB452571003
10thM4071000
11thB5264501
12thA3613302
13thB40313400
14thB53881100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2001

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2001: 14.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2001

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2001: 92.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2001

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,188 collisions in 2001, and 26% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years