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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2008, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007 (232), and casualties fell from 320.

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 2008
233
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
318
Down 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2008

2.1% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2008 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5524%
  • Slight17374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious6219%
  • Slight25179%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 233, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (17%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday42 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.3%)
  • February25 (11%)
  • March22 (9.4%)
  • April13 (5.6%)
  • May19 (8.2%)
  • June22 (9.4%)
  • July18 (7.7%)
  • August20 (8.6%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October11 (4.7%)
  • November19 (8.2%)
  • December21 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (18%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (66%)
  • Wet or damp71 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (18%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph118 (51%)
  • 70 mph64 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (25%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.3%)
  • 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 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (5%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2050 (16%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3561 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (24%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (69%)
  • Passenger84 (26%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (78%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area and Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Northamptonshire in 2008, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2008

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2008: 30, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1304514
2ndA43273908
3rdA5222617
4thA422141703
5thA508141503
6thB452581101
7thA450051101
8thM405601
9thA454500
10thB41004501
11thA3613811
12thA4133301
13thB5263300
14thA4212501
15thA4282300
16thA40311100
17thB40311100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2008

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2008: 9.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2008

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2008: 73.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2008

West Northamptonshire recorded 969 collisions in 2008, and 24% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2008, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years