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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2014, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2013 (188), and casualties rose from 263.

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 2014
192
Up 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
288
Up 10% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2014

1% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2014 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4825%
  • Slight14274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5519%
  • Slight23180%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2014 is highlighted, with 192, up 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (21%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday22 (11%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.3%)
  • February18 (9.4%)
  • March20 (10%)
  • April20 (10%)
  • May14 (7.3%)
  • June15 (7.8%)
  • July14 (7.3%)
  • August13 (6.8%)
  • September17 (8.9%)
  • October18 (9.4%)
  • November15 (7.8%)
  • December16 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (16%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (63%)
  • Wet or damp64 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (19%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (11%)
  • 60 mph72 (38%)
  • 70 mph50 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (25%)
  • Roundabout22 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (13%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Pedestrian4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 2025 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2539 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (18%)
  • 36 to 4552 (18%)
  • 46 to 5553 (18%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (8.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (72%)
  • Passenger76 (26%)
  • Pedestrian4 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car285 (72%)
  • Motorcycle42 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2014, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2014

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2014: 28, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM12863014
2ndA43181903
3rdA508172526
4thA5153004
5thA422101701
6thB452581101
7thM406801
8thB41005700
9thA3613501
10thA45003300
11thB40313301
12thA4132200
13thA452401
14thA4281300
15thB5261101
16thB53881101

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2014

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2014: 7.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2014

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2014: 47.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2014

West Northamptonshire recorded 763 collisions in 2014, and 25% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years