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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2012, and 274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2011 (168), and casualties rose from 228.

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 2012
183
Up 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
274
Up 20% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2012

4.4% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2012 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.4%
  • Serious5430%
  • Slight12166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious7126%
  • Slight19571%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 183, up 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (10%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday39 (21%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6%)
  • February13 (7.1%)
  • March12 (6.6%)
  • April13 (7.1%)
  • May19 (10%)
  • June14 (7.7%)
  • July25 (14%)
  • August13 (7.1%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October7 (3.8%)
  • November18 (9.8%)
  • December18 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (62%)
  • Wet or damp63 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph43 (23%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph70 (38%)
  • 70 mph47 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (22%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2032 (12%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3538 (14%)
  • 36 to 4547 (17%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.3%)
  • Over 7514 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (68%)
  • Passenger69 (25%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Brackley, West Northamptonshire, NN13 7EB area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2012, with 12 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A5 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2012: 26, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5263617
2ndM1253827
3rdA43233517
4thA422113109
5thB452551001
6thA5084601
7thA45003301
8thB5263301
9thA452501
10thB41002200
11thM402301
12thA4131100
13thA4281101
14thB40311110
15thB53881100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2012

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2012: 13.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2012

NN12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2012: 61.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2012

West Northamptonshire recorded 696 collisions in 2012, and 26% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2012, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years