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Wellingborough road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2004, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (229), and casualties fell from 311.

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 2004
216
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
307
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2004

2.3% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2004 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious4822%
  • Slight16375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious6321%
  • Slight23978%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 216, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (17%)
  • Thursday23 (11%)
  • Friday23 (11%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February17 (7.9%)
  • March10 (4.6%)
  • April20 (9.3%)
  • May26 (12%)
  • June19 (8.8%)
  • July18 (8.3%)
  • August18 (8.3%)
  • September20 (9.3%)
  • October12 (5.6%)
  • November15 (6.9%)
  • December17 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (64%)
  • Wet or damp63 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (53%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph68 (31%)
  • 70 mph24 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (75%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (20%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (24%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.9%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (61%)
  • Passenger88 (29%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (79%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2004, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2004

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2004: 27, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509274105
2ndA45254917
3rdA5193172002
4thB573172405
5thA5128101100
6thA51081101
7thB57171100
8thA450061103
9thB56961011
10thA434521
11thA62200

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2004

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 93.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2004

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2004: 128.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2004

North Northamptonshire recorded 807 collisions in 2004, and 27% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years