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Wellingborough road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2006, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2005 (208), and casualties fell from 274.

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 2006
207
Level with 2005
Casualties in 2006
269
Down 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2006

3.4% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2006 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight16278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight21981%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 207, level with 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (18%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday22 (11%)
  • Friday45 (22%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.8%)
  • February11 (5.3%)
  • March12 (5.8%)
  • April16 (7.7%)
  • May18 (8.7%)
  • June14 (6.8%)
  • July18 (8.7%)
  • August13 (6.3%)
  • September18 (8.7%)
  • October20 (9.7%)
  • November30 (14%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (18%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (64%)
  • Wet or damp70 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph108 (52%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph60 (29%)
  • 70 mph25 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (71%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (16%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (19%)
  • 36 to 4549 (18%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.5%)
  • Over 7512 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (67%)
  • Passenger59 (22%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car302 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2006, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2006

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2006: 24, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45243514
2ndA509222611
3rdB573162216
4thA5128152105
5thA5193111300
6thB5698910
7thB57181101
8thA450071311
9thA51061101
10thA63310
11thB5722200
12thA431100
13thB5741100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2006

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 91.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2006

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2006: 125.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2006

North Northamptonshire recorded 724 collisions in 2006, and 29% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years