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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2019, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 2018 (134), and casualties rose from 187.

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 2019
179
Up 34% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
286
Up 53% on 2018
Fatal collisions
11
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2019

6.1% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal116.1%
  • Serious5028%
  • Slight11866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal134.5%
  • Serious6723%
  • Slight20672%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2019 is highlighted, with 179, up 34% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (18%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.6%)
  • February16 (8.9%)
  • March8 (4.5%)
  • April13 (7.3%)
  • May13 (7.3%)
  • June16 (8.9%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August16 (8.9%)
  • September27 (15%)
  • October15 (8.4%)
  • November12 (6.7%)
  • December15 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other10 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (65%)
  • Wet or damp62 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph36 (20%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph21 (12%)
  • 60 mph69 (39%)
  • 70 mph40 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (26%)
  • Roundabout17 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.8%)
  • Pedestrian11 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2032 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (15%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4549 (17%)
  • 46 to 5540 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (67%)
  • Passenger84 (29%)
  • Pedestrian11 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Brackley, West Northamptonshire, NN13 6FF area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2019, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2019: 32, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43325227
2ndA5193616
3rdM1162414
4thA508142114
5thA422111523
6thA42881520
7thA3613300
8thA45003910
9thB45253801
10thA4132301
11thA452501
12thB41002301
13thB5262301
14thA141101
15thA4211100
16thB40311110

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2019

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2019: 11.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2019

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2019: 48.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2019

West Northamptonshire recorded 649 collisions in 2019, and 28% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years