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Wellingborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,269 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025, and 13,772 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 240 were fatal and 2,931 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 149 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (130), and casualties rose from 174 to 181.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,269
Casualties
13,772
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
240
2.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
149
Up 15% on 2024

Crash severity in Wellingborough

2.3% of collisions in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2402.3%
  • Serious2,93129%
  • Slight7,09869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2712%
  • Serious3,67127%
  • Slight9,83071%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. In 2025 there were 149, up 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 149
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025149181
2024130174
2023127173
2022116146
2021109143
2020119141
2019141173
2018147202
2017107141
2016122165
2015148188
2014144180
2013125167
2012117141
2011147189
2010156200
2009152213
2008175242
2007192273
2006207269
2005208274
2004216307
2003229311
2002227326
2001241345
2000239337
1999269371
1998267372
1997264375
1996240334
1995243324
1994260333
1993234306
1992231304
1991275383
1990290394
1989336444
1988332443
1987312424
1986337442
1985285363
1984294372
1983265373
1982334448
1981339461
1980347472
1979325433

When and where crashes happen in Wellingborough

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,470 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,478 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,572 (15%)
  • Thursday1,474 (14%)
  • Friday1,774 (17%)
  • Saturday1,406 (14%)
  • Sunday1,095 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59351 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59207 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,490 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,298 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,756 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,603 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,524 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,040 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January844 (8.2%)
  • February766 (7.5%)
  • March794 (7.7%)
  • April751 (7.3%)
  • May863 (8.4%)
  • June814 (7.9%)
  • July864 (8.4%)
  • August754 (7.3%)
  • September865 (8.4%)
  • October957 (9.3%)
  • November1,056 (10%)
  • December941 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,208 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,826 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting915 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown246 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit74 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,057 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,451 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds155 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist153 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds86 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds71 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.1%)
  • Other204 (2%)
  • Not recorded77 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,364 (62%)
  • Wet or damp3,457 (34%)
  • Frost or ice336 (3.3%)
  • Snow79 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep19 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph74 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph5,705 (56%)
  • 40 mph634 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph87 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2,898 (28%)
  • 70 mph870 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,185 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway1,043 (10%)
  • Roundabout621 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road386 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,444 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist1,909 (14%)
  • Pedestrian1,730 (13%)
  • Cyclist892 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant322 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)160 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant115 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant109 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant40 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5335 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10555 (4%)
  • 11 to 15949 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 202,816 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,862 (14%)
  • 26 to 352,525 (18%)
  • 36 to 451,812 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,253 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 65840 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75482 (3.5%)
  • Over 75332 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,563 (62%)
  • Passenger3,479 (25%)
  • Pedestrian1,730 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13,772 (74%)
  • Motorcycle1,911 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle910 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes833 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes729 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car202 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach161 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle115 (0.6%)
  • Minibus56 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)17 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wellingborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wellingborough

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 Wellingborough

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough, with 584 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025: 1,416, including 31 fatal and 440 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5091,4162,04631440
2ndA451,1631,72853360
3rdA51072598416247
4thB5736038469174
5thA512853364310100
6thA5193481585287
7thB5713855035117
8thA45003415151294
9thB56932646111100
10thA62643651074
11thA431572751643
12thB572130149230
13thB5705873322
14thB5745176518
15thA50013401
16thA5083400
17thA50932300
18thA51232200
19thA51992200
20thB4712300

Towns in Wellingborough

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 4,678.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025: 6,215.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts

North Northamptonshire recorded 36,605 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 28% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wellingborough, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity