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Wellingborough road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2007, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2006 (207), and casualties rose from 269.

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 2007
192
Down 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
273
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2007

4.2% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2007 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.2%
  • Serious3920%
  • Slight14576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight21880%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 192, down 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (17%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (17%)
  • Friday24 (13%)
  • Saturday16 (8.3%)
  • Sunday33 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February14 (7.3%)
  • March16 (8.3%)
  • April20 (10%)
  • May10 (5.2%)
  • June10 (5.2%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August12 (6.3%)
  • September9 (4.7%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November28 (15%)
  • December11 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (61%)
  • Wet or damp69 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph93 (48%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph58 (30%)
  • 70 mph26 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (73%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (4%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2046 (17%)
  • 21 to 2538 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.5%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (66%)
  • Passenger72 (26%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 2ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2007, with 21 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2007

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2007: 26, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45264223
2ndA509212904
3rdB573203208
4thA510111622
5thB571111502
6thA519381403
7thA51287700
8thB5694800
9thA45003402
10thA63611
11thB5703311
12thA432410
13thA4091201
14thA51100
15thA5081200
16thA51231100
17thB13021200

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2007

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 71.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2007

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2007: 125.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2007

North Northamptonshire recorded 712 collisions in 2007, and 27% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2007, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2007.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years