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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2018, and 187 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2017 (130), and casualties fell from 201.

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 2018
134
Up 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
187
Down 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
23% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2018

4.5% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.5%
  • Serious3123%
  • Slight9772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.7%
  • Serious3720%
  • Slight14376%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2018 is highlighted, with 134, up 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 134
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (18%)
  • Thursday14 (10%)
  • Friday25 (19%)
  • Saturday9 (6.7%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (24%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.2%)
  • February13 (9.7%)
  • March13 (9.7%)
  • April6 (4.5%)
  • May18 (13%)
  • June6 (4.5%)
  • July11 (8.2%)
  • August10 (7.5%)
  • September6 (4.5%)
  • October14 (10%)
  • November15 (11%)
  • December11 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (70%)
  • Wet or damp39 (29%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph27 (20%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (9%)
  • 60 mph51 (38%)
  • 70 mph36 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (24%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (12%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3541 (22%)
  • 36 to 4523 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (23%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.3%)
  • Over 759 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (72%)
  • Passenger41 (22%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car180 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (12%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2018, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2018

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2018: 19, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1193113
2ndA43161805
3rdA508152414
4thA5141704
5thA422101505
6thA4133602
7thA45003310
8thB45253411
9thA4282301
10thA452300
11thB40311100
12thB41001200
13thB5261200
14thB53881101

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2018

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2018: 7.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2018

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2018: 41.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2018

West Northamptonshire recorded 599 collisions in 2018, and 22% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2018, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years