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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2007, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2006 (237), and casualties fell from 366.

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 2007
232
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
320
Down 13% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2007

3.4% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2007 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious6026%
  • Slight16471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious7323%
  • Slight23975%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2007 is highlighted, with 232, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (11%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February16 (6.9%)
  • March19 (8.2%)
  • April14 (6%)
  • May23 (9.9%)
  • June20 (8.6%)
  • July20 (8.6%)
  • August5 (2.2%)
  • September9 (3.9%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December29 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (61%)
  • Wet or damp79 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (17%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph123 (53%)
  • 70 mph60 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (20%)
  • Roundabout26 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2062 (19%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (23%)
  • 36 to 4553 (17%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (68%)
  • Passenger91 (28%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (77%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in South Northamptonshire in 2007

Campion, West Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2007, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2007: 30, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA433042220
2ndA508263803
3rdM1213003
4thA5172415
5thA422111615
6thB452581211
7thM405900
8thA3614502
9thA4134500
10thA453300
11thB40313400
12thA4282301
13thB41002201
14thB5262200
15thA4211310
16thA45001201
17thB53851100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2007

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2007: 10.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2007

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2007: 69.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2007

West Northamptonshire recorded 948 collisions in 2007, and 24% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2007, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years