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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2010, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2009 (225), and casualties fell from 308.

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 2010
191
Down 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
256
Down 17% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2010

3.1% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2010 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious4021%
  • Slight14576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight20480%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2010 is highlighted, with 191, down 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 191
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday23 (12%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday19 (9.9%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.8%)
  • February17 (8.9%)
  • March13 (6.8%)
  • April21 (11%)
  • May12 (6.3%)
  • June24 (13%)
  • July14 (7.3%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September12 (6.3%)
  • October10 (5.2%)
  • November18 (9.4%)
  • December19 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (4.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (61%)
  • Wet or damp52 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (6.8%)
  • Snow9 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph33 (17%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph92 (48%)
  • 70 mph55 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (24%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.1%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (17%)
  • 21 to 2539 (15%)
  • 26 to 3550 (20%)
  • 36 to 4541 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.1%)
  • Over 755 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (74%)
  • Passenger55 (21%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (11%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2010, with 12 collisions.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2010

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2010: 31, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1314615
2ndA43242815
3rdA5151803
4thA508142403
5thA422122011
6thB45254702
7thA3613510
8thA4283400
9thA452201
10thA45002301
11thB41002300
12thB5262200
13thM402400
14thA4211201
15thB40311201

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2010

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2010: 14.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2010

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2010: 58.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2010

West Northamptonshire recorded 750 collisions in 2010, and 25% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2010, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years