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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2009, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (233), and casualties fell from 318.

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 2009
225
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
308
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
9
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2009

4% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2009 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94%
  • Serious6428%
  • Slight15268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious7926%
  • Slight21871%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2009 is highlighted, with 225, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday44 (20%)
  • Saturday40 (18%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February6 (2.7%)
  • March17 (7.6%)
  • April15 (6.7%)
  • May20 (8.9%)
  • June18 (8%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August21 (9.3%)
  • September15 (6.7%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November20 (8.9%)
  • December22 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (62%)
  • Wet or damp74 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (16%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph114 (51%)
  • 70 mph65 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (33%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.3%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2061 (20%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (21%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (68%)
  • Passenger80 (26%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car306 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Campion, West Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2009, with 9 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2009

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2009: 39, including 5 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1396559
2ndA43262808
3rdA5212609
4thA422162114
5thA50891202
6thB45256902
7thA45004501
8thM404510
9thA4283401
10thA453400
11thB5263400
12thA3612200
13thA4212300
14thA4131101
15thA5101100
16thB41001100
17thB5701101

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2009

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2009: 9.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2009

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2009: 62.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2009

West Northamptonshire recorded 823 collisions in 2009, and 27% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years