Skip to main content
CrashStats

South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2021, and 192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2020 (114), and casualties rose from 140.

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 2021
142
Up 25% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
192
Up 37% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2021

4.9% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.9%
  • Serious2920%
  • Slight10675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal84.2%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight15380%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2021 is highlighted, with 142, up 25% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 142
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (11%)
  • Wednesday16 (11%)
  • Thursday28 (20%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.9%)
  • February10 (7%)
  • March9 (6.3%)
  • April10 (7%)
  • May10 (7%)
  • June12 (8.5%)
  • July12 (8.5%)
  • August18 (13%)
  • September12 (8.5%)
  • October17 (12%)
  • November14 (9.9%)
  • December11 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (70%)
  • Wet or damp40 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph21 (15%)
  • 40 mph14 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (7%)
  • 60 mph67 (47%)
  • 70 mph30 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (26%)
  • Roundabout19 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (72%)
  • Van occupant21 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Pedestrian3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (26%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (19%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.7%)
  • Over 755 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (81%)
  • Passenger34 (18%)
  • Pedestrian3 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car198 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (15%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2021, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2021: 31, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43313805
2ndA5192533
3rdM1162214
4thA508121800
5thA4225902
6thA45003601
7thB41003510
8thB45253402
9thA4132501
10thA4282200
11thB5262300
12thA4211100
13thA451100
14thB40311110
15thM401200

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2021

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2021: 6.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2021

NN12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2021: 46.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2021

West Northamptonshire recorded 604 collisions in 2021, and 24% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years