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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2020, and 140 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 36% on 2019 (179), and casualties fell from 286.

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 2020
114
Down 36% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
140
Down 51% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2020

2.6% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2020 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.6%
  • Serious2724%
  • Slight8474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious3122%
  • Slight10676%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2020 is highlighted, with 114, down 36% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 114
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (17%)
  • Wednesday12 (11%)
  • Thursday15 (13%)
  • Friday18 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (18%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.6%)
  • February6 (5.3%)
  • March5 (4.4%)
  • April4 (3.5%)
  • May3 (2.6%)
  • June15 (13%)
  • July9 (7.9%)
  • August14 (12%)
  • September13 (11%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November12 (11%)
  • December9 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight75 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Other4 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (66%)
  • Wet or damp39 (34%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph26 (23%)
  • 40 mph13 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (7%)
  • 60 mph48 (42%)
  • 70 mph18 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway74 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (24%)
  • Roundabout13 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (73%)
  • Cyclist13 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 2019 (14%)
  • 21 to 2511 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3525 (18%)
  • 36 to 4529 (21%)
  • 46 to 5524 (17%)
  • 56 to 6515 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (7.9%)
  • Over 751 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (74%)
  • Passenger29 (21%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Campion, West Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2020, with 5 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2020

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2020: 15, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1151911
2ndA43142007
3rdA508121701
4thA5101312
5thA4288901
6thA452201
7thB41002200
8thB5262200
9thA4221101
10thA45001200
11thB45251100
12thM401100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2020

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2020: 7.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2020

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2020: 41.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2020

West Northamptonshire recorded 493 collisions in 2020, and 23% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2020, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years