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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2023, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2022 (162), and casualties fell from 236.

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 2023
159
Down 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
215
Down 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2023

2.5% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2023 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious1811%
  • Slight13786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious209.3%
  • Slight19189%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2023 is highlighted, with 159, down 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 159
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (21%)
  • Thursday17 (11%)
  • Friday22 (14%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.4%)
  • February14 (8.8%)
  • March11 (6.9%)
  • April12 (7.5%)
  • May11 (6.9%)
  • June16 (10%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August13 (8.2%)
  • September10 (6.3%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November11 (6.9%)
  • December9 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (65%)
  • Wet or damp52 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (25%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (12%)
  • 60 mph53 (33%)
  • 70 mph36 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (24%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.8%)
  • 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 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (5.1%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2021 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3548 (22%)
  • 36 to 4530 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (13%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (72%)
  • Passenger50 (23%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (72%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2023, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2023: 24, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43243203
2ndM1213123
3rdA5142211
4thB4525121502
5thA36181001
6thA50881010
7thA4226600
8thA4132200
9thB40312400
10thB5262400
11thA4211201
12thA4281201
13thA451201
14thM401200

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2023

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2023: 12.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2023

NN12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2023: 39.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2023

West Northamptonshire recorded 749 collisions in 2023, and 21% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2023, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years