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Wellingborough road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2001, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (239), and casualties rose from 337.

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 2001
241
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
345
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2001

2.9% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2001 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious4920%
  • Slight18577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious6218%
  • Slight27379%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 241, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (17%)
  • Friday32 (13%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February15 (6.2%)
  • March20 (8.3%)
  • April11 (4.6%)
  • May18 (7.5%)
  • June17 (7.1%)
  • July18 (7.5%)
  • August15 (6.2%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December22 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (59%)
  • Wet or damp90 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph113 (47%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph89 (37%)
  • 70 mph21 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (11%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2054 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (16%)
  • 26 to 3569 (20%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (66%)
  • Passenger88 (26%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (80%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 in 2001

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2001, with 32 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2001

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2001: 41, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5094165212
2ndA45233104
3rdB573182903
4thA5193162604
5thB569122124
6thA5128101303
7thB571101300
8thA450091211
9thA436701
10thA5106901
11thA661001
12thB5721100
13thB5741100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2001

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 84.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2001

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2001: 130.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2001

North Northamptonshire recorded 757 collisions in 2001, and 32% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years