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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2022, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2021 (142), and casualties rose from 192.

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 2022
162
Up 14% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
236
Up 23% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2022

2.5% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2022 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious3421%
  • Slight12477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious4720%
  • Slight18578%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2022 is highlighted, with 162, up 14% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 162
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (22%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (19%)
  • Sunday16 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8%)
  • February9 (5.6%)
  • March8 (4.9%)
  • April17 (10%)
  • May13 (8%)
  • June13 (8%)
  • July13 (8%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September14 (8.6%)
  • October12 (7.4%)
  • November16 (9.9%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (69%)
  • Wet or damp45 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph27 (17%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph20 (12%)
  • 60 mph76 (47%)
  • 70 mph29 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (28%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (11%)
  • 21 to 2520 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3544 (19%)
  • 36 to 4537 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6538 (16%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.9%)
  • Over 7511 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (69%)
  • Passenger63 (27%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12 6YP area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2022, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2022

The M1 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2022: 26, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1264916
2ndA43192603
3rdA5192715
4thA508121801
5thA422101413
6thA4285810
7thB45254601
8thA453401
9thA45003500
10thA3612301
11thM402200
12thA4131101
13thA4211201
14thB5261100
15thB53881100

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2022

Towcester had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2022: 6.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2022

NN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2022: 49.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2022

West Northamptonshire recorded 747 collisions in 2022, and 22% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years