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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2003, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2002 (297), and casualties rose from 436.

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 2003
345
Up 16% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
501
Up 15% on 2002
Fatal collisions
18
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2003

5.2% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2003 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal185.2%
  • Serious8424%
  • Slight24370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal214.2%
  • Serious10621%
  • Slight37475%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 345, up 16% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.6%)
  • February28 (8.1%)
  • March20 (5.8%)
  • April26 (7.5%)
  • May28 (8.1%)
  • June27 (7.8%)
  • July33 (9.6%)
  • August26 (7.5%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November27 (7.8%)
  • December26 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (68%)
  • Wet or damp88 (26%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (17%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph168 (49%)
  • 70 mph107 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (27%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2078 (16%)
  • 21 to 2573 (15%)
  • 26 to 35121 (24%)
  • 36 to 4586 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (67%)
  • Passenger139 (28%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2003, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2003

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2003: 63, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1639519
2ndA5083151210
3rdA5293647
4thA43273927
5thB4525111531
6thA36191402
7thA42291314
8thA459901
9thB52691203
10thM4091700
11thB40315602
12thB41005903
13thA4284712
14thA4131200

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2003

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2003: 17.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2003

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2003: 111.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2003

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,201 collisions in 2003, and 29% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years