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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2006, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2005 (277), and casualties fell from 394.

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 2006
237
Down 14% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
366
Down 7% on 2005
Fatal collisions
15
6.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2006

6.3% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2006 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal156.3%
  • Serious4419%
  • Slight17875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal154.1%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight29581%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2006 is highlighted, with 237, down 14% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (19%)
  • Thursday27 (11%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.6%)
  • February21 (8.9%)
  • March12 (5.1%)
  • April23 (9.7%)
  • May21 (8.9%)
  • June18 (7.6%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August15 (6.3%)
  • September21 (8.9%)
  • October18 (7.6%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December19 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (68%)
  • Wet or damp74 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (19%)
  • 40 mph7 (3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph112 (47%)
  • 70 mph68 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (25%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2073 (20%)
  • 21 to 2560 (16%)
  • 26 to 3570 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (66%)
  • Passenger110 (30%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area, Middleton Cheney, West Northamptonshire, NN13 5SB area and Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Northamptonshire in 2006, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2006

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2006: 34, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1345938
2ndA43273804
3rdA508213125
4thA5203523
5thA422111502
6thB4525111704
7thB52671403
8thM4071300
9thB403161211
10thA4283310
11thA453301
12thA3612210
13thA4131210
14thB41001100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2006

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2006: 8.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2006

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2006: 73.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2006

West Northamptonshire recorded 1,032 collisions in 2006, and 23% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2006, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2006.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years