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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2005, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (292), and casualties fell from 464.

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 2005
277
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
394
Down 15% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2005

2.5% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2005 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious7025%
  • Slight20072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious8121%
  • Slight30678%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 277, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday56 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.3%)
  • February17 (6.1%)
  • March19 (6.9%)
  • April24 (8.7%)
  • May19 (6.9%)
  • June19 (6.9%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August19 (6.9%)
  • September24 (8.7%)
  • October40 (14%)
  • November19 (6.9%)
  • December24 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (67%)
  • Wet or damp81 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.9%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (24%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph124 (45%)
  • 70 mph78 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (27%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3%)
  • 16 to 2074 (19%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (17%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (70%)
  • Passenger100 (25%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2005, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2005

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2005: 42, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1427218
2ndA433445211
3rdA5223205
4thA508162421
5thB452591504
6thA42271404
7thB52671002
8thB403161002
9thM4061001
10thA4285701
11thA455700
12thA3614503
13thA4133401
14thB41003301
15thB53881100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2005

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2005: 16.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2005

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2005: 89.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2005

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,049 collisions in 2005, and 26% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2005.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years