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Wellingborough road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2002, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (241), and casualties fell from 345.

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 2002
227
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
326
Down 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2002

2.6% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious3315%
  • Slight18883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious3912%
  • Slight28186%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 227, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 in 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (18%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February17 (7.5%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April15 (6.6%)
  • May13 (5.7%)
  • June22 (9.7%)
  • July13 (5.7%)
  • August16 (7%)
  • September20 (8.8%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December14 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (60%)
  • Wet or damp81 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph112 (49%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph72 (32%)
  • 70 mph34 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (74%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2046 (14%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (22%)
  • 36 to 4544 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (62%)
  • Passenger93 (29%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Wellingborough in 2002

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2002, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2002

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2002: 35, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45355522
2ndA509295523
3rdA5193141511
4thA5128131902
5thA510121806
6thA4500111301
7thB573111502
8thA4361502
9thB5696800
10thB5715600
11thB5725601
12thA63301
13thB5702310

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2002

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 98.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2002

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2002: 126.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2002

North Northamptonshire recorded 803 collisions in 2002, and 28% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2002.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years