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Wellingborough road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2005, and 274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (216), and casualties fell from 307.

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 2005
208
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
274
Down 11% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2005

2.9% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2005 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious5024%
  • Slight15273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious5520%
  • Slight21277%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 208, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (19%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (20%)
  • Thursday21 (10%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (12%)
  • February13 (6.3%)
  • March15 (7.2%)
  • April14 (6.7%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June14 (6.7%)
  • July17 (8.2%)
  • August14 (6.7%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October18 (8.7%)
  • November17 (8.2%)
  • December18 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (62%)
  • Wet or damp72 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph113 (54%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph60 (29%)
  • 70 mph31 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (14%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.3%)
  • 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 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (72%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2043 (16%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8%)
  • 26 to 3562 (23%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4%)
  • Over 755 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (71%)
  • Passenger53 (19%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2005, with 28 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2005

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2005: 30, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45303928
2ndA509162404
3rdB573161903
4thA5193121600
5thA510111803
6thA5128111612
7thB57181102
8thB56971002
9thA45006911
10thA63401
11thB5743320
12thA432300
13thB5702301
14thB5721200

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2005

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 92.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2005

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2005: 118.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2005

North Northamptonshire recorded 789 collisions in 2005, and 26% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2005, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2005.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years