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Wellingborough road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2010, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2009 (152), and casualties fell from 213.

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 2010
156
Up 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
200
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2010

2.6% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious2717%
  • Slight12580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight16583%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 156, up 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 156
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (20%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9%)
  • February13 (8.3%)
  • March9 (5.8%)
  • April11 (7.1%)
  • May12 (7.7%)
  • June17 (11%)
  • July9 (5.8%)
  • August11 (7.1%)
  • September14 (9%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November19 (12%)
  • December11 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (61%)
  • Wet or damp48 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (6.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph78 (50%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph54 (35%)
  • 70 mph15 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (13%)
  • Pedestrian23 (12%)
  • Cyclist10 (5%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2032 (16%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9%)
  • 26 to 3537 (19%)
  • 36 to 4541 (21%)
  • 46 to 5523 (12%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (68%)
  • Passenger42 (21%)
  • Pedestrian23 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car208 (73%)
  • Motorcycle26 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2010, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2010

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2010: 23, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509233013
2ndA45162126
3rdA5193111102
4thA51081003
5thB5717903
6thA661001
7thB5736902
8thA51284700
9thB5723300
10thA432200
11thB5692300
12thA45001200

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2010

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 63.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2010

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2010: 93.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2010

North Northamptonshire recorded 579 collisions in 2010, and 27% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2010.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years