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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2011, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2010 (191), and casualties fell from 256.

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 2011
168
Down 12% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
228
Down 11% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2011

4.2% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2011 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.2%
  • Serious4225%
  • Slight11971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious4821%
  • Slight17275%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2011 is highlighted, with 168, down 12% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 168
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (19%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday16 (9.5%)
  • Sunday25 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (11%)
  • February6 (3.6%)
  • March6 (3.6%)
  • April11 (6.5%)
  • May11 (6.5%)
  • June15 (8.9%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August16 (9.5%)
  • September20 (12%)
  • October16 (9.5%)
  • November16 (9.5%)
  • December12 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (75%)
  • Wet or damp37 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph29 (17%)
  • 40 mph12 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (6%)
  • 60 mph70 (42%)
  • 70 mph47 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (29%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2027 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (16%)
  • 26 to 3530 (13%)
  • 36 to 4541 (18%)
  • 46 to 5531 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.3%)
  • Over 7511 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (68%)
  • Passenger63 (28%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (72%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2011, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2011: 23, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43233014
2ndM1223424
3rdA5151912
4thA422102112
5thA45007901
6thA5087902
7thB452571113
8thM4071202
9thA3613403
10thA453300
11thA4282200
12thB5262301
13thA4131100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2011

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2011: 7.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2011

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2011: 45.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2011

West Northamptonshire recorded 725 collisions in 2011, and 23% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2011, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2011.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years