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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2013, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2012 (183), and casualties fell from 274.

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 2013
188
Up 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
263
Down 4% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2013

3.7% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2013 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.7%
  • Serious5228%
  • Slight12969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious6123%
  • Slight19574%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2013 is highlighted, with 188, up 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 188
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.3%)
  • February11 (5.9%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April9 (4.8%)
  • May19 (10%)
  • June18 (9.6%)
  • July24 (13%)
  • August13 (6.9%)
  • September13 (6.9%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November19 (10%)
  • December13 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.1%)
  • Other7 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (64%)
  • Wet or damp55 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.7%)
  • Snow5 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph35 (19%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (10%)
  • 60 mph75 (40%)
  • 70 mph48 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (24%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.9%)
  • 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 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (20%)
  • 36 to 4552 (20%)
  • 46 to 5541 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (74%)
  • Passenger59 (22%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (78%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Campion, West Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS area, Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area and Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Northamptonshire in 2013, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2013: 23, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43233118
2ndA5223318
3rdM1202912
4thA508131905
5thA422111402
6thB452591414
7thM405701
8thA45004501
9thB41003902
10thB5263301
11thA4282200
12thA452200
13thA3611300
14thA4131200
15thA4211300
16thB53881310

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2013

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2013: 9.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2013

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2013: 53.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2013

West Northamptonshire recorded 721 collisions in 2013, and 26% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2013, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years