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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2002, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2001 (304), and casualties fell from 444.

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 2002
297
Down 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
436
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2002

3.4% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2002 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious6321%
  • Slight22475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.9%
  • Serious7818%
  • Slight34178%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2002 is highlighted, with 297, down 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4%)
  • February32 (11%)
  • March30 (10%)
  • April38 (13%)
  • May19 (6.4%)
  • June21 (7.1%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August27 (9.1%)
  • September17 (5.7%)
  • October18 (6.1%)
  • November22 (7.4%)
  • December28 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (64%)
  • Wet or damp91 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Mud3 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (17%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph151 (51%)
  • 70 mph79 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (25%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (15%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3588 (20%)
  • 36 to 4585 (19%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (63%)
  • Passenger143 (33%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2002, with 13 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2002

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2002: 46, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1468335
2ndA43315105
3rdA422162213
4thA5152004
5thA508152112
6thM40111303
7thA428101834
8thA36181102
9thA4581001
10thB5267802
11thB41006702
12thB45255701
13thA4133401
14thB40311100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2002

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2002: 14.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2002

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2002: 85.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2002

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,176 collisions in 2002, and 25% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years