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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2016, and 204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2015 (200), and casualties fell from 273.

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 2016
165
Down 18% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
204
Down 25% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2016

1.2% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2016 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4829%
  • Slight11570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious5929%
  • Slight14370%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 165, down 18% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 165
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday30 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.1%)
  • February19 (12%)
  • March13 (7.9%)
  • April8 (4.8%)
  • May13 (7.9%)
  • June14 (8.5%)
  • July12 (7.3%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September12 (7.3%)
  • October13 (7.9%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December15 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (72%)
  • Wet or damp45 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph30 (18%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph68 (41%)
  • 70 mph48 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (28%)
  • Roundabout16 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (13%)
  • Cyclist13 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2025 (12%)
  • 21 to 2526 (13%)
  • 26 to 3536 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (17%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (74%)
  • Passenger43 (21%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car234 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2016, with 10 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2016: 24, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43242705
2ndA5232706
3rdM1212803
4thA508121605
5thA422101204
6thB452581004
7thB40314401
8thM404410
9thA45003500
10thB41002200
11thB5262200
12thA3611200
13thA4131110
14thA4281100
15thA451100
16thA51231100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2016

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2016: 11.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2016

NN12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2016: 52.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2016

West Northamptonshire recorded 748 collisions in 2016, and 22% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2016, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years