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South Northamptonshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2024, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2023 (159), and casualties rose from 215.

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 2024
162
Up 2% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
221
Up 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Northamptonshire in 2024

2.5% of collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2024 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.9% and 29% in South Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious3119%
  • Slight12778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight17981%

South Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 162, up 2% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday13 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (12%)
  • February10 (6.2%)
  • March7 (4.3%)
  • April10 (6.2%)
  • May23 (14%)
  • June15 (9.3%)
  • July14 (8.6%)
  • August13 (8%)
  • September7 (4.3%)
  • October17 (10%)
  • November12 (7.4%)
  • December14 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (62%)
  • Wet or damp54 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph33 (20%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph28 (17%)
  • 60 mph61 (38%)
  • 70 mph33 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (25%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5%)
  • Van occupant11 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2021 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3541 (19%)
  • 36 to 4536 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (15%)
  • 56 to 6531 (14%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (76%)
  • Passenger41 (19%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car229 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Northamptonshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0XW area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Northamptonshire in 2024, with 10 collisions.

Roads in South Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A43 had the most collisions in South Northamptonshire in 2024: 26, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Northamptonshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43263714
2ndM1172611
3rdA5142125
4thA508121502
5thB452591303
6thA42271202
7thA45006802
8thA4215502
9thA3612300
10thA4132201
11thA4282200
12thA452200
13thA5091100
14thB40311101
15thB41001100
16thB5261200

Towns in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2024

Brackley had the most collisions of any town in South Northamptonshire in 2024: 11.

Postcode districts in South Northamptonshire: crashes in 2024

NN12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Northamptonshire in 2024: 48.

West Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2024

West Northamptonshire recorded 751 collisions in 2024, and 22% of them were in the old South Northamptonshire district.

Other former districts in West Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in South Northamptonshire in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

South Northamptonshire road accidents in other years