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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2017, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2016 (165), and casualties fell from 204.

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 2017
130
Down 21% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
201
Down 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
12
9.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2017

9.2% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal129.2%
  • Serious2721%
  • Slight9170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal157.5%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight14673%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 130, down 21% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 130
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (18%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (19%)
  • Thursday14 (11%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4.6%)
  • February2 (1.5%)
  • March11 (8.5%)
  • April12 (9.2%)
  • May11 (8.5%)
  • June11 (8.5%)
  • July13 (10%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September13 (10%)
  • October11 (8.5%)
  • November11 (8.5%)
  • December15 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (78%)
  • Wet or damp28 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph27 (21%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph53 (41%)
  • 70 mph38 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway80 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (26%)
  • Roundabout15 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (10%)
  • Van occupant10 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (4%)
  • 16 to 2028 (14%)
  • 21 to 2512 (6%)
  • 26 to 3539 (19%)
  • 36 to 4527 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (18%)
  • 56 to 6529 (14%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.5%)
  • Over 756 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (69%)
  • Passenger54 (27%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car186 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (10%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2017, with 7 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2017: 20, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43203015
2ndM1172923
3rdA5121822
4thA50891611
5thB45255701
6thA4284502
7thA454511
8thA4133611
9thA4223600
10thA45003400
11thM403811
12thB41002601

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2017

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2017: 7.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2017

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2017: 45.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2017

West Northamptonshire recorded 633 collisions in 2017, and 21% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2017, 4 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years