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Wellingborough road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2003, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (227), and casualties fell from 326.

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 2003
229
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
311
Down 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2003

2.2% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight18782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight26184%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 229, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.7%)
  • February19 (8.3%)
  • March12 (5.2%)
  • April15 (6.6%)
  • May33 (14%)
  • June20 (8.7%)
  • July18 (7.9%)
  • August16 (7%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October16 (7%)
  • November20 (8.7%)
  • December17 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (69%)
  • Wet or damp55 (24%)
  • Frost or ice15 (6.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph111 (48%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph80 (35%)
  • 70 mph23 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2056 (18%)
  • 21 to 2543 (14%)
  • 26 to 3554 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (65%)
  • Passenger81 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (80%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2003, with 37 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2003

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2003: 31, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509314015
2ndA45252902
3rdA5193202504
4thB573111503
5thA51091113
6thA512891401
7thA450081201
8thB56981511
9thA671100
10thB57171401
11thA4351110
12thB5723400
13thB5702200
14thB5741110

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2003

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 99.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2003

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2003: 130.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2003

North Northamptonshire recorded 791 collisions in 2003, and 29% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years