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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2004, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2003 (345), and casualties fell from 501.

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 2004
292
Down 15% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
464
Down 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2004

3.1% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2004 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious8429%
  • Slight19968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious10222%
  • Slight35276%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2004 is highlighted, with 292, down 15% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (19%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.2%)
  • February19 (6.5%)
  • March25 (8.6%)
  • April15 (5.1%)
  • May26 (8.9%)
  • June19 (6.5%)
  • July20 (6.8%)
  • August22 (7.5%)
  • September24 (8.2%)
  • October29 (9.9%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December41 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (58%)
  • Wet or damp103 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.5%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (19%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph154 (53%)
  • 70 mph76 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (21%)
  • Roundabout31 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (67%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (4.1%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (10%)
  • 16 to 2077 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4583 (18%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (62%)
  • Passenger159 (34%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2004, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2004

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2004: 41, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1416417
2ndA43253509
3rdA5212817
4thA422202708
5thA508203525
6thB4525131512
7thA4571002
8thB52671102
9thM4061101
10thB40315803
11thB410044321
12thA4283401
13thA3611201

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2004

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2004: 16.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2004

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2004: 92.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2004

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,168 collisions in 2004, and 25% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2004, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years