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Wellingborough road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2008, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2007 (192), and casualties fell from 273.

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 2008
175
Down 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
242
Down 11% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2008

None of the collisions in Wellingborough in 2008 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4325%
  • Slight13275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight19581%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 175, down 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday30 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday14 (8%)
  • Sunday17 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.7%)
  • February14 (8%)
  • March13 (7.4%)
  • April13 (7.4%)
  • May13 (7.4%)
  • June22 (13%)
  • July15 (8.6%)
  • August9 (5.1%)
  • September10 (5.7%)
  • October13 (7.4%)
  • November17 (9.7%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (69%)
  • Wet or damp48 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph89 (51%)
  • 40 mph20 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph50 (29%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (71%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2049 (20%)
  • 21 to 2528 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (19%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (65%)
  • Passenger59 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (80%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Wellingborough in 2008

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2008, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2008

The B573 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2008: 24, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB573243807
2ndA45172703
3rdA510162505
4thA509132003
5thA5128101101
6thA5193101203
7thA45005702
8thA64701
9thB5693701
10thB5713300
11thA4271100
12thA431100
13thA5081100
14thB5701100
15thB5721100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2008

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 71.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2008

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2008: 104.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2008

North Northamptonshire recorded 699 collisions in 2008, and 25% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2008.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years