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Wellingborough road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2000, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1999 (269), and casualties fell from 371.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,269 collisions in Wellingborough.

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

Collisions in 2000
239
Down 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
337
Down 9% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2000

2.1% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight19180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight28183%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 239, down 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (19%)
  • Thursday28 (12%)
  • Friday47 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February21 (8.8%)
  • March23 (9.6%)
  • April23 (9.6%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June16 (6.7%)
  • July14 (5.9%)
  • August17 (7.1%)
  • September17 (7.1%)
  • October15 (6.3%)
  • November21 (8.8%)
  • December21 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (59%)
  • Wet or damp81 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (48%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph83 (35%)
  • 70 mph29 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (12%)
  • Roundabout23 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (73%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (21%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (21%)
  • 36 to 4544 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.1%)
  • Over 757 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (62%)
  • Passenger89 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Wellingborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2000

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2000: 43, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509436716
2ndA45284624
3rdA5193202505
4thB573172413
5thA5128131800
6thA4500121605
7thB5696900
8thA65601
9thB57151101
10thA5104501
11thB5723400
12thB5702400
13thA431101
14thB5741200

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2000

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 89.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2000

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2000: 133.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2000

North Northamptonshire recorded 847 collisions in 2000, and 28% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2000, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years