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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2015, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2014 (192), and casualties fell from 288.

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 2015
200
Up 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
273
Down 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
8
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2015

4% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2015 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84%
  • Serious4121%
  • Slight15176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious5319%
  • Slight21278%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2015 is highlighted, with 200, up 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 200
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (10%)
  • Sunday36 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February15 (7.5%)
  • March13 (6.5%)
  • April18 (9%)
  • May13 (6.5%)
  • June12 (6%)
  • July26 (13%)
  • August11 (5.5%)
  • September19 (9.5%)
  • October16 (8%)
  • November14 (7%)
  • December22 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (70%)
  • Wet or damp57 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph42 (21%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph22 (11%)
  • 60 mph80 (40%)
  • 70 mph45 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (26%)
  • Roundabout27 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3.3%)
  • Pedestrian6 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2539 (14%)
  • 26 to 3552 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.9%)
  • Over 7511 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (72%)
  • Passenger71 (26%)
  • Pedestrian6 (2.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area and Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Northamptonshire in 2015, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2015: 30, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43303824
2ndM12844110
3rdA5263504
4thA422121813
5thA508111302
6thB45255600
7thA4284800
8thM404701
9thB5263400
10thA3612211
11thA4131210
12thA4211101
13thA45001100
14thB41001101
15thB53881201

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2015

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2015: 7.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2015

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2015: 59.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2015

West Northamptonshire recorded 818 collisions in 2015, and 24% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2015.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years